**Magistrate of TEPJF Proposes Confirming Qualified Majority for the “4T” in San Lázaro**
On August 27, 2024, Felipe de la Mata Pizaña, a member of the Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF), disseminated a resolution project regarding the challenge brought by the National Action Party (PAN) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). These objections focused on the allocation of deputies and senators through proportional representation in the Congress of the Union. De la Mata Pizaña concluded that revising this allocation would undermine the certainty of the electoral process, the Constitution, and electoral laws.
“I share the resolution project of SUP-REC-3505/2024 and accumulated, related to the assignment of deputies by the principle of proportional representation,” De la Mata Pizaña wrote on his social media account. He suggested his colleagues confirm the qualified majority in the Lower House of Congress for the Morena party and its allies (the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM) and the Labor Party (PT)) starting from September 1, 2024.
With this motion, the self-proclaimed “fourth transformation” (4T) would hold a qualified majority, enabling them to enact constitutional reforms, including those affecting the Federal Judiciary. The magistrate’s proposal supports the National Electoral Institute’s (INE) assignment of federal deputies, giving Morena and its allies a dominant position.
De la Mata Pizaña emphasized that altering the existing assignment formula, as proposed by the petitioners, would unjustifiably modify the established mechanism. He noted that such changes would violate the principles of certainty and the stability of precedents established by the Superior Chamber. On August 23, 2024, in an extraordinary session, the General Council of the INE approved the allocation of 72.8% of the Chamber of Deputies to Morena, PVEM, and PT, totaling 364 legislators. This decision was based on coalition representation and not by political party, as stipulated in the amended Article 54 of the Constitution.
The INE also unanimously approved the new Senate composition, giving the 4T parties 83 out of 128 seats, requiring just three more to achieve a qualified majority. While the opposition parties hold 45 seats (PAN with 22, PRI with 16, Citizen Movement with five, and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) with two), Morena has 60 senators, PVEM has 14, and PT has nine.
On the same day, Mario Martín Delgado Carrillo, President of the Morena National Executive Committee, announced they submitted a conflict of interest claim against the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, Norma Lucía Piña Hernández, after she accepted the PAN’s complaint regarding the representation issue in the Chamber of Deputies. PAN’s President, Marko Antonio Cortés Mendoza, sought a Supreme Court review, citing a contradiction in criteria between the SCJN and the TEPJF.
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Amidst ongoing political developments, the Supreme Court reviewed the concerns raised by PAN about the proportional representation in the Chamber of Deputies. Some political analysts argue that this tension highlights the polarization within Mexico’s political landscape. The SCJN’s decision could have significant implications for the balance of power, as parties contest interpretations of constitutional provisions on legislative representation.
Cortés Mendoza emphasized that the SCJN must resolve this issue expediently to protect the pluralism of public representation, warning against the risks of an unjust parliamentary majority. Meanwhile, Delgado Carrillo insisted that the judicial reform they propose is urgent, aiming to curb perceived excessive influences within the judiciary.
In summary, the ongoing debates and decisions regarding proportional representation and the role of both the INE and the SCJN reflect deep-seated disputes about the interpretation and application of Mexico’s electoral laws, with substantial impacts on the country’s legislative future.
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