# Higinio Martinez Elected President of Mexican Senate with 116 Votes

Higinio Martinez Miranda was elected president of the Mexican Senate for the final year of the LXVI Legislature.

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Higinio Martinez Miranda, a senator from Morena, was elected president of the Mexican Senate to lead the chamber during the final year of the LXVI Legislature. [^1]

Higinio Martinez Miranda, a senator from Texcoco with over fifty years of political experience within the left-wing, was elected president of the Mesa Directiva of the Senate High Table on September 1. [^2]

The election resulted in 116 votes in favor and 1 vote against from the 117 legislators who participated in the ballot. [^3]

Gerardo Fernandez Noroña, the previous president of the Senate High Table for the first year of the LXVI Legislature, was rejected in favor of Martinez. [^4]

Higinio Martinez stated that he will not engage in political confrontation and will focus on institutional legislative work and ensuring equal treatment for all political forces. [^5]

The election was supported by senators from the Morena, PT, and Green parties. [^6]

Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez, the outgoing president of the Senate, announced the results of the vote and declared the new leadership team. [^7]

The new Mesa Directiva includes representatives from six political parties: Morena, PAN, PRI, PT, PVEM, and Movimiento Ciudadano. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Higinio Martinez Miranda, a senator from Morena, was elected president of the Mexican Senate to lead the chamber during the final year of the LXVI Legislature. (Vanguardia, News)
2. Higinio Martinez Miranda, a senator from Texcoco with over fifty years of political experience within the left-wing, was elected president of the Mesa Directiva of the Senate High Table on September 1. (24 Horas, News)
3. The election resulted in 116 votes in favor and 1 vote against from the 117 legislators who participated in the ballot. (Vanguardia, News)
4. Gerardo Fernandez Noroña, the previous president of the Senate High Table for the first year of the LXVI Legislature, was rejected in favor of Martinez. (24 Horas, News)
5. Higinio Martinez stated that he will not engage in political confrontation and will focus on institutional legislative work and ensuring equal treatment for all political forces. (24 Horas, News)
6. The election was supported by senators from the Morena, PT, and Green parties. (24 Horas, News)
7. Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez, the outgoing president of the Senate, announced the results of the vote and declared the new leadership team. (Vanguardia, News)
8. The new Mesa Directiva includes representatives from six political parties: Morena, PAN, PRI, PT, PVEM, and Movimiento Ciudadano. (Vanguardia, News)

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