# Mexican Senate Elects Higinio Martínez as President with 116 Votes

The Mexican Senate elected Morena senator Higinio Martínez as president with 116 votes in a preliminary session.

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The preliminary board of the Mexican Senate elected Higinio Martínez Mirada of Morena as president of the Chamber with 116 votes in favor and one against. [^1]

The plenary of the Mexican Senate elected Higinio Martínez Miranda as president of the governing board for the third year of the LXVI Legislature. [^2]

Higinio Martínez, affiliated with the Morena party, was elected president of the Directives Table. [^3]

The Mexican Senate approved the integration of the Directives Table on Monday for the third year of exercise of the LXVI Legislature. [^4]

Higinio Martínez Miranda received 116 favorable votes out of 117 legislators present during the vote held by card. [^5]

The full chamber of the Mexican Senate approved the election of a new Presiding Board headed by Higinio Martínez Miranda on September 1, 2026. [^6]

The election also selected María Kantun, Alejandra Berenice Arias, Claudia Anaya Mota, Lizeth Sánchez, Simey Olvera, Geraldina Campusano, Juanita Guerra Mena, and Nestor Camarillo Medina as secretaries. [^7]

The vote utilized a ballot and urn system, electing a slate that included Verónica Camino, Mauricio Vila Dosal, and Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín as vice-presidents. [^8]

Laura Itzel Castillo was replaced as president and will assume the role of Secretary of Women. [^9]

Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín was elected to the vice-presidency of the Directives Table. [^10]

Senator Mauricio Vila Dosal of the PAN was elected as a vice president of the Mesa Directiva. [^11]

Higinio Martínez Miranda promised to conduct the upper chamber's work with impartiality, objectivity, and absolute respect for the voice of its 128 members. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. The preliminary board of the Mexican Senate elected Higinio Martínez Mirada of Morena as president of the Chamber with 116 votes in favor and one against. (El Heraldo de México, News)
2. The plenary of the Mexican Senate elected Higinio Martínez Miranda as president of the governing board for the third year of the LXVI Legislature. (24 Horas, News)
3. Higinio Martínez, affiliated with the Morena party, was elected president of the Directives Table. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
4. The Mexican Senate approved the integration of the Directives Table on Monday for the third year of exercise of the LXVI Legislature. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
5. Higinio Martínez Miranda received 116 favorable votes out of 117 legislators present during the vote held by card. (El Informador, News)
6. The full chamber of the Mexican Senate approved the election of a new Presiding Board headed by Higinio Martínez Miranda on September 1, 2026. (El Informador, News)
7. The election also selected María Kantun, Alejandra Berenice Arias, Claudia Anaya Mota, Lizeth Sánchez, Simey Olvera, Geraldina Campusano, Juanita Guerra Mena, and Nestor Camarillo Medina as secretaries. (El Heraldo de México, News)
8. The vote utilized a ballot and urn system, electing a slate that included Verónica Camino, Mauricio Vila Dosal, and Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín as vice-presidents. (El Heraldo de México, News)
9. Laura Itzel Castillo was replaced as president and will assume the role of Secretary of Women. (24 Horas, News)
10. Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín was elected to the vice-presidency of the Directives Table. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
11. Senator Mauricio Vila Dosal of the PAN was elected as a vice president of the Mesa Directiva. (El Economista, News)
12. 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)

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