INE refuses to cancel registration of 26 contested candidates

Cd. of Mexico.- Unanimously, the General Council of the INE refused to cancel the registration of 26 candidates to the Judiciary questioned by Congress for alleged "bad reputation" or academic average. If on June 1, any of these candidates are within the 881 winners of the election, the Institute will review whether they meet the eligibility requirements set out in the Constitution, and, if they do not, will annul their victory. The council memb…

The president of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Guadalupe Taddei, reported that the eligibility requirements of the 881 winners of the judicial election will be reviewed. In a press conference, the official explained that a technical response to the Legislative was approved this Thursday, in which she was specified the legal moments in which can be cancelled candidatures.You may also be interested: INE refuses to lower judicial candidac…

On May 8, 2025, the General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) unanimously rejected the cancellation of 26 candidacies to the Judiciary of individuals under investigation for various crimes or for not meeting the academic average required to run. However, as determined by the General Council, an autonomous constitutional body, if on June 1, 2025, any of these candidates were… Source

The National Electoral Institute ( INE ) unanimously decided not to cancel candidatures related to the judicial election , despite the accusations for the alleged lack of “good reputation” of some contenders. According to the argument is that the suspension of candidacy is not within the powers of the INE, which is limited to guaranteeing the organization of electoral processes. Request for cancellation of candidatures by the Legislature As a co…

By unanimous vote, the General Council of the INE confirmed its rejection of the request of the presidents of the Congress of the Union to cancel the candidacy of 26 candidates to the judiciary with risky profiles; this by reiterating that it does not have the power to remove candidatures and less during the campaign stage.This is in response to a request from the presidents of both chambers of the Congress of the Union, who asked the INE to can…

The councillors recalled that they do not have the power to eliminate the candidacies of persons linked to the narco or who do not meet the requirements, and questioned the selection committees for not doing their job.