Mexico’s Deputies Approve Dual-Nationality Restriction for Executive Candidates

Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional proposal late Tuesday that would require candidates for president, state governor and Mexico City head of government to renounce any second nationality. The chamber passed the measure in a final vote of 334 to 109, with one abstention, after nearly 11 hours of debate. It would amend articles 82, 116 and 122 of the constitution and would apply from the 2028 electoral process, while current officeholders would be exempt. The proposal now goes to the Senate and is not yet law.