# Higinio Martínez Elected President of Mexican Senate by Near-Unanimous Vote

Mexican Senator Higinio Martínez Miranda was elected Senate president with 116 of 117 votes present.

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The Mexican Senate elected Higinio Martínez Miranda as its president for the upcoming legislative year with a vote of 116 out of 117 present legislators in favor. [^1]

Gerardo Fernández Noroña, a senator from the Morena party, stated on 2026-01-02 that he will have a telepathic relationship with Higinio Martínez, the new president of the Senate. [^2]

Higinio Martínez Miranda promised to conduct the upper chamber's work with impartiality, objectivity, and absolute respect for the voice of its 128 members. [^3]

Higinio Martínez Miranda, a member of the Morena party from the state of Mexico, was chosen to lead the Senate's board for the next legislative year. [^4]

Gerardo Fernández Noroña criticized the appointment of Higinio Martínez as president of the Senate, suggesting it was a convenience move for opposition groups seeking foreign intervention ahead of the 2027 elections. [^5]

Morena party President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that there is no division within the party, a claim with which Gerardo Fernández Noroña agreed. [^6]

Gerardo Fernández Noroña warned that the Morena movement needs 'democracy and more democracy' and that the opposition will eventually leave the movement if these processes are not cared for. [^7]

Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña criticized the election of Higinio Martínez to the Senate presidency, calling it an error. [^8]

Eleven legislators from various groups were absent from the installation session, including Gerardo Fernández Noroña from Morena. [^9]

Gerardo Fernández Noroña mentioned that he had publicly proposed Verónica Camino as a candidate for the Senate presidency before Higinio Martínez was chosen. [^10]

Gerardo Fernández Noroña said he would wait for time to vindicate him regarding the election of Higinio Martínez. [^11]

## What this stands on

1. The Mexican Senate elected Higinio Martínez Miranda as its president for the upcoming legislative year with a vote of 116 out of 117 present legislators in favor. (La Jornada, News)
2. Gerardo Fernández Noroña, a senator from the Morena party, stated on 2026-01-02 that he will have a telepathic relationship with Higinio Martínez, the new president of the Senate. (El Financiero, News)
3. Higinio Martínez Miranda promised to conduct the upper chamber's work with impartiality, objectivity, and absolute respect for the voice of its 128 members. (La Jornada, News)
4. Higinio Martínez Miranda, a member of the Morena party from the state of Mexico, was chosen to lead the Senate's board for the next legislative year. (La Jornada, News)
5. Gerardo Fernández Noroña criticized the appointment of Higinio Martínez as president of the Senate, suggesting it was a convenience move for opposition groups seeking foreign intervention ahead of the 2027 elections. (El Financiero, News)
6. Morena party President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that there is no division within the party, a claim with which Gerardo Fernández Noroña agreed. (El Financiero, News)
7. Gerardo Fernández Noroña warned that the Morena movement needs 'democracy and more democracy' and that the opposition will eventually leave the movement if these processes are not cared for. (El Universal, News)
8. Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña criticized the election of Higinio Martínez to the Senate presidency, calling it an error. (El Universal, News)
9. Eleven legislators from various groups were absent from the installation session, including Gerardo Fernández Noroña from Morena. (La Jornada, News)
10. Gerardo Fernández Noroña mentioned that he had publicly proposed Verónica Camino as a candidate for the Senate presidency before Higinio Martínez was chosen. (El Financiero, News)
11. Gerardo Fernández Noroña said he would wait for time to vindicate him regarding the election of Higinio Martínez. (El Informador, News)

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