Mexico Congress likely to pass reform abolishing autonomous bodies by mid-November, official says


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  • Tuesday, 05 Nov 2024

Ricardo Monreal of the ruling Morena Party speaks during a debate on a controversial judicial reform proposed by Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, at the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Complex, in Mexico City, Mexico September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Congress will likely be able to pass a constitutional reform abolishing certain autonomous institutions by mid-November, the lower house's leader said on Monday.

The reform "will probably come out some time between Nov. 11 and 14," lower house leader for the ruling Morena party, Ricardo Monreal, said in a press conference.

(Reporting by Noe Torres and Raul Cortes; Editing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez)

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