Veto of Dual Citizenship of Applicants
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The constitutional reform that prohibits candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, state governments and Mexico City from having dual nationality and, if they do, formally renounce that granted by a foreign government, was forwarded yesterday by the head of the Executive to the Permanent Commission.
The proposal amends articles 82, 116 and 122 of the Constitution to establish that such resignation must take place prior to applying for registration as a candidate or candidate.
With amendments to articles 82, 116 and 122, the Chamber of Senators receives an initiative to ban dual nationality for president and governors; it will be forwarded to the Chamber of Deputies
The Permanent Committee of the Congress of the Union received the initiative of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to prohibit someone with dual nationality from coming to the Presidency of the Republic or to some government.The president of the Board of Directors, Laura Itzel Castillo, informed that the initiative will be forwarded to the Chamber of Deputies for its promulgation and legislative procedure.
Sheinbaum's initiative to ban dual nationality for presidents and governors could set a dangerous precedent: restricting political rights and eliminating political opponents, warns constitutionalist Elisur Arteaga Nava in an interview
Claudia Sheinbaum sent to the Permanent Commission her initiative to establish that whoever exercises the title of the governorships or the Presidency of the Republic does not have dual nationality and therefore conflict of interest with a foreign nation.
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