Taddei sees the organization of the judicial election as "highly successful" despite accordions

MEXICO CITY (apro).- The president of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, asserted that the electoral process for judges, magistrates, and ministers was “highly successful in terms of organization,” leaving aside “the assurances we want to put on the process, whether the accordions, whether they participated or not.”

During a press conference prior to Tuesday's General Council meeting, Taddei reaffirmed that, given the imminent implementation of a new electoral reform, the INE's autonomy "must always be respected and safeguarded." He asserted that Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo's administration has not asked him to submit the electoral roll and the nominal list to generate the new biometric CURP.

The official also denied having requested the resignations of the three INE officials who announced their intention to resign from their positions last week, and maintained that she "has never been guided by cronyism" in the appointments of senior officials at the agency, now that she can make them without going through the General Council.

Regarding the controversy sparked by the INE's use of artificial intelligence to copy José Lavat's voice in a promotional video—which sparked outrage among the voice actors' guild over the weekend—Taddei asserted that the institute "did not use a predetermined voice" but rather made "free and unrestricted use of this network, as is done throughout the world."

Asked about the scope of the electoral reform Sheinbaum announced, Taddei suggested waiting to see what kind of text the president sends; however, she considered that subjecting the INE councilor positions to elections could make the process "more difficult," and she noted that the institute "is an autonomous body that does not fall under the Judiciary."