# Enrique Inzunza returns to Mexican Senate as independent, weakening Morena's majority

Senator Enrique Inzunza returned to the Mexican Senate as an independent after 124 days, threatening Morena's qualified majority.

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Enrique Inzunza officially became an independent senator, leaving the Morena party bloc. [^1]

Senator Enrique Inzunza returned to the Mexican Senate after 124 days of physical absence to defend his legislative work. [^2]

Inzunza dismissed the US allegations as politically motivated pressure and stated that foreign counterparts have not presented conclusive evidence. [^3]

The US Department of Justice has issued documents linking Inzunza to organized crime networks. [^4]

The 2010 constitutional reform incorporated the Attorney General of the Republic into the National Council of the Magistracy, expanding its membership from seven to eight members. [^5]

The 2010 reform granted the National Council of the Magistracy the competence to evaluate Supreme Court judges every seven years. [^6]

The 2010 reform granted the President of the Republic a casting vote in the National Council of the Magistracy to resolve ties. [^7]

The author argues that the seven-year evaluation mechanism allows the ruling party to replace Supreme Court judges and shape the court's composition to its interests. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Enrique Inzunza officially became an independent senator, leaving the Morena party bloc. (Semanario ZETA, News)
2. Senator Enrique Inzunza returned to the Mexican Senate after 124 days of physical absence to defend his legislative work. (Semanario ZETA, News)
3. Inzunza dismissed the US allegations as politically motivated pressure and stated that foreign counterparts have not presented conclusive evidence. (Semanario ZETA, News)
4. The US Department of Justice has issued documents linking Inzunza to organized crime networks. (Semanario ZETA, News)
5. The 2010 constitutional reform incorporated the Attorney General of the Republic into the National Council of the Magistracy, expanding its membership from seven to eight members. (Diario Libre, News)
6. The 2010 reform granted the National Council of the Magistracy the competence to evaluate Supreme Court judges every seven years. (Diario Libre, News)
7. The 2010 reform granted the President of the Republic a casting vote in the National Council of the Magistracy to resolve ties. (Diario Libre, News)
8. The author argues that the seven-year evaluation mechanism allows the ruling party to replace Supreme Court judges and shape the court's composition to its interests. (Diario Libre, News)

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