# Mexico to Debate Double Nationality Ban for Presidential Candidates

Morena plans to discuss a bill prohibiting double nationality for Mexican presidential and gubernatorial candidates.

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The Morena parliamentary group announced that President Claudia Sheinbaum's initiative to prohibit double nationality for candidates to the Presidency of the Republic and state governorships will be discussed starting next Wednesday in the Constitutional Points Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. [^1]

Ricardo Monreal, coordinator of Morena deputies in the Chamber of Deputies, criticized figures who mock electoral laws despite recent state coordinator appointments. [^2]

Ricardo Monreal Ávila anticipated that the proposal would be brought to the full chamber for discussion and, if applicable, approval during the third week of September. [^3]

Ricardo Monreal Ávila, coordinator of the Morena parliamentary group, stated that the discussion of the double nationality initiative will begin on September 9, 2026, in the commissions for review of the opinion. [^4]

Morena recently appointed state coordinators who will serve as candidates for governor in the upcoming election. [^5]

Ricardo Monreal warned that the legislative body must act to prevent political parties from bypassing legal requirements through intermediate figures such as defenders or links. [^6]

Ricardo Monreal Ávila stated that starting in the third week of September, various federal government officials will be summoned to testify before the political coordination board, the full chamber, or respective commissions. [^7]

The specific intermediaries mentioned that parties might use to circumvent the law include defenders, links, or state coordinators. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Morena parliamentary group announced that President Claudia Sheinbaum's initiative to prohibit double nationality for candidates to the Presidency of the Republic and state governorships will be discussed starting next Wednesday in the Constitutional Points Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. (La Jornada, News)
2. Ricardo Monreal, coordinator of Morena deputies in the Chamber of Deputies, criticized figures who mock electoral laws despite recent state coordinator appointments. (EL NORTE, News)
3. Ricardo Monreal Ávila anticipated that the proposal would be brought to the full chamber for discussion and, if applicable, approval during the third week of September. (La Jornada, News)
4. Ricardo Monreal Ávila, coordinator of the Morena parliamentary group, stated that the discussion of the double nationality initiative will begin on September 9, 2026, in the commissions for review of the opinion. (La Jornada, News)
5. Morena recently appointed state coordinators who will serve as candidates for governor in the upcoming election. (EL NORTE, News)
6. Ricardo Monreal warned that the legislative body must act to prevent political parties from bypassing legal requirements through intermediate figures such as defenders or links. (EL NORTE, News)
7. Ricardo Monreal Ávila stated that starting in the third week of September, various federal government officials will be summoned to testify before the political coordination board, the full chamber, or respective commissions. (La Jornada, News)
8. The specific intermediaries mentioned that parties might use to circumvent the law include defenders, links, or state coordinators. (EL NORTE, News)

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