Mexico’s stance on the U.S. midterm elections, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City): Mexico’s government will respect the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections, regardless of which party wins a majority in Congress or wins state and local offices, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
She declined to express a position on the electoral contest.
During her morning press conference at the National Palace, the president said Mexico has no reason to intervene in the electoral decisions of its neighbor and will wait for the results of the voting held Tuesday, November 3, according to information published by Infobae.
“We don’t offer opinions. Today is the election.
No, it is not our place to offer an opinion today. There is time, right?
Because in the United States it isn’t just one day, but we are going to wait for the result,” Sheinbaum said when asked about the U.S. electoral process.
The president said Mexico will maintain an institutional position toward any result, whether the wins favor the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. She added that her administration will continue with its own priorities and governing decisions without involving itself in the political preferences of U.S.
citizens.
During the same conference, Sheinbaum was asked about reports that seven or eight Mexican citizens had allegedly been detained in the United States for allegedly attempting to vote without U.S. citizenship, a situation that raised questions about the participation of foreigners in the elections.
She said she was not aware of those cases and asked official Roberto to provide information on the matter, without offering further comment on the alleged detentions.
In another moment, the president referred to the participation of people of Mexican origin in U.S. politics, particularly the possibility that Xavier Becerra, the child of Mexican migrants and a former U.S.
government official, could run for governor of California to succeed Gavin Newsom. Sheinbaum responded with applause and laughter when asked about that possibility and stressed the importance of the Mexican community having representation in U.S.
political spaces.
She recalled that roughly 40 million people of Mexican origin live in the United States, including first, second and third generations. “It is very good that a part of that country also has its representation,” the president said.
She also criticized discriminatory expressions against the Latino population and said attitudes linked to classism and racism should disappear anywhere in the world.
The U.S. midterm elections also represent a significant scenario for the political future of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, given the wear his administration faces and internal differences within the party.
Juan Carlos Barrón Pastor, director of the Center for North American Research (CISAN) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), said polls show a complicated picture for Republicans, mainly due to economic concerns among U.S. citizens.
The specialist explained that rising prices for goods and services, particularly fuels such as gasoline, diesel and gas, as well as food, have influenced voters’ perception of the U.S. government’s performance.
Barrón Pastor noted that midterm elections have historically been difficult for the party of the sitting president, since results often reflect accumulated wear during the first years of an administration.
However, he said Trump has pursued a different strategy by directly involving himself in campaigns for Republican candidates and positioning his own figure as one of the main elements of the contest. He also warned that his statements about possible fraud could generate controversy, even though organizing elections falls to state and local authorities.
Regarding the Democratic Party, the academic considered that it faces difficulties in consolidating an electoral proposal and positioning a political figure strong enough to compete against Trump and the Republicans. Its strategy, he explained, has centered on taking advantage of the president’s wear to recover political ground.
Another aspect of relevance for Mexico will be the impact the election results may have on the review of the Mexico-United States-Canada Agreement (USMCA, known in Mexico as T-MEC), given differences within the Republican Party over Trump’s trade and foreign policy decisions. Barrón Pastor said some Republican sectors have expressed dissatisfaction with the president’s decisions, including his involvement in electoral campaigns, policies related to Iran and Ukraine, relations with European partners, and the imposition of trade tariffs.
He explained that several states in the central United States, in some cases governed by Republicans, maintain important trade relations with Mexico and Canada under the USMCA, particularly in agricultural and productive activities. Tariff measures have generated concern among U.S.
economic sectors because they can raise marketing costs and affect supply chains linking the three North American countries.
Barrón Pastor said one of the main aspects Mexico should watch after election day will be how much political power Trump retains and how he may use it during the review of the trilateral trade agreement. The results will define the new composition of the U.S.
Congress and could alter the political balance between the executive and legislative branches, a factor that will also have repercussions for the bilateral relationship with Mexico.
