Mexico approves law requiring a single nationality for presidential and gubernatorial candidates

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a constitutional reform requiring candidates for the presidency, governorships, or the Mexico City Head of Government to hold exclusively Mexican nationality. Under the new law, individuals aspiring to these high executive offices must formally renounce any other nationality they may possess.

The legislative approval establishes a strict single-nationality mandate for top executive posts in the country. The measure applies directly to both state-level governorships and the federal presidency, reshaping the legal requirements for executive political candidates in Mexico.