The National Regeneration Movement (Morena) won supermajorities in both houses of the Mexican legislature in the 2024 election.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The 2024 election gave Morena and its allies a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house only. Reuters and Congress.gov both report the Senate fell short (83 of 128 seats, needing 85), so the claim that both houses had supermajorities from the election is contradicted.
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… They were so so absurd, uh, about her. You know, she's glowing, she's she's this almost goddess, you know, she represents the National Regeneration Movement, uhm, Marina, and not only did she get elected president, but both houses of the legislature, they have even supermajorities, and of course he's trying to stifle the courts. We'll talk about that in a little bit if we get to it. I find it interesting that she is a climate scientist. I mean, could you get any more convenient here? That guarantees her tons of NGO support. …
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Contradicts. Reuters reports Morena and allies won 83 of 128 Senate seats, just shy of the two-thirds majority of 85, while the lower house reached a supermajority.[1]
Contradicts. The Congressional Research Service product states Morena and its allies fell three seats short of a supermajority in the Senate.[3]
Contradicts. The Dialogue analysis says the ruling party fell short of the supermajority threshold in the Senate and was two seats away from it.[4]
Supports. Reuters, AP and the Congressional Research Service all confirm a supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies, with about 73% of seats.[1][2][3]
Context. Wikipedia's legislature page says defections by PRD-elected senators later closed the gap to one seat in November 2024, which is a post-election development and not a result of the 2024 vote.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Mexico's ruling bloc confirmed supermajority in house, just ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Sheinbaum - Congress.govcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4asia & Latin Americathedialogue.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5LXVI Legislature of the Mexican Congress - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
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