Editorial: INE’s Budget Bloat
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Mexico’s National Electoral Institute drafted a budget proposal with extraordinary increases for internal operations and next year’s elections.
- The elections will cover the Chamber of Deputies, 17 governorships, local legislatures in 31 states, and municipal governments in 30.
Two months ago, this space warned that Mexico’s National Electoral Institute, or INE, had drawn up a budget proposal with extraordinary increases for both its internal operations and the organization of next year’s elections.
Those elections will renew the Chamber of Deputies, 17 governorships, local lawmakers in 31 states, and municipal governments and boroughs in 30.
Originally published by La Jornada in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.