Politics: Sheinbaum moves ahead with her legislative agenda, albeit with problems on the home front
Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration is moving full steam ahead on legislative bills. While the President constantly claims continuity with AMLO, she has also struck out on her own with a series of legislative proposals that are not part of her predecessor’s legacy. These include the Infonavit housing agency reform, constitutional amendments to prohibit nepotism in elected office, and bills to reform the ISSSTE and IMSS, along with new policies on energy and state-owned enterprises.
But it has not been clear sailing for Sheinbaum. In the past few weeks there has been a clear (and surprising) rebellion from some sectors of Morena legislators and politicians who do not want the moves to prohibit electoral nepotism (close family members of elected officials seeking to fill their posts when their term in office is over) to take effect in the next elections. Sheinbaum’s original bill had the measure entering into effect for the upcoming 2027 midterm elections, but some key Morena operators in Congress and the Green Party, an essential coalition partner, want to push it back to 2030 to give them a crack at securing posts for their close family members. Although the Morena leadership as such rushed to support Sheinbaum, when the dust settled it was clear that the President does not necessarily command iron discipline, and divisions in the party’s legislative caucuses indicate a weak presidency.
This perceived weakness in relation to group interests in the ruling party, coming at a time when despite the confrontation with Trump, the President was unable to take advantage of the situation to strengthen her hand, could be a sneak preview of problems ahead.
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