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Mexico's election council presses for open bidding amid corruption scrutiny

Interim INE president Blanca Cruz says every office will face internal audits, while existing supplier contracts require a collective legal review.

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Blanca Cruz ordena auditar todas las oficinas del INE por corrupción

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1:50Cruz defends her Puebla electoral record and says she is open to investigation and auditing.
3:29Humphrey argues for more public tenders and fewer direct contract awards.
7:29López says questions about suspected irregularities were met with assurances that everything was normal.
9:15De la Cruz acknowledges serious institutional damage and commits to rebuilding the institute.
12:00Zepeda raises allegations of improper employee charges and asks whether council members' offices will be audited.
13:52Cruz confirms institute-wide audits and says existing supplier contracts require a transparent, collective legal review.

Public tenders rather than direct contract awards should become the priority at Mexico's electoral authority, council member Carla Humphrey says, as its leadership faces questions about suppliers, oversight and alleged corruption.

At a press conference broadcast by Mexico's MILENIO news network, Humphrey describes an unprecedented institutional crisis following the resignation of the previous president. The National Electoral Institute, known as INE, is the autonomous public agency responsible for organizing Mexico's federal elections.

Interim president Blanca Cruz says the institute's internal oversight body will audit every area, including the offices of council members. Her answer follows a question from Grupo Imagen journalist Aurora Zepeda, who raises allegations of improper charges imposed on employees and asks whether the scrutiny will extend to the leadership itself.

Cruz also faces questions about allegations concerning her earlier work at Puebla's state electoral authority. She defends her record and says she is open to investigation and auditing.

The discussion goes beyond who will be examined. Asked by Latinus journalist Jorge Monroy about existing contracts with Cajas Graph and Corporativo Sec, Cruz says those agreements carry legal obligations. Decisions about whether they continue must therefore follow a transparent review involving the council, rather than an immediate unilateral cancellation.

Council member Rita Bell López describes seeking explanations after receiving anonymous reports about contracts. According to her account, she began questioning the previous president directly in late 2023 but received assurances that matters were in order.

Humphrey also points to a practical consequence of the institute's difficulties: she says delivery times for voter identification cards have stretched from roughly a week to more than six weeks. Norma Irene de la Cruz acknowledges severe institutional damage, while Arturo Chávez emphasizes rebuilding dialogue and consensus within the council. The commitments presented at the conference concern both the investigation of past decisions and how future contracts will be approved.

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