THE PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA — MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE — WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026

SUMMARY

24.70 billion pesos for water in Guadalajara, without debt or privatization
«We do not agree with the private operation of the water system,»
President Claudia Sheinbaum declared. The 24.70 billion peso (US$1.32
billion) investment will improve water supply for 30 years, without
raising rates and avoiding the need to commit up to 56 billion pesos
(US$3 billion) from Jalisco.

Mexican Government Calls for Audit of More Than 20 Years of INE Contracts
«We are going to put an end to electoral ‘coyotes.'» The President
proposed strengthening Talleres Gráficos, ensuring contract
transparency and penalizing irregularities. Sheinbaum indicated that
in relation to the changes in the Federal Electoral Institute (INE),
«the 2027 elections are not in question.»

Sheinbaum to Le Pen: Mexico brings honesty, solidarity, and
fraternity to the table

«She is misinformed,» replied the President, in response to comments
by far right French leader Marie Le Pen. Sheinbaum that «the
Mexicanization’ that should reach the whole world is that of the
values of the Mexican people.»

Lie Detector

  • It is not true that Guadalupe Taddei was appointed president of the
    INE by Morena
  • It is not true that IMSS Modality 40 was suspended or eliminated
    because the government ran out of money
  • It is not true that IMSS doctors earn 10,000 pesos (US$535) a month
    and that Cuban doctors in Mexico earn more than their Mexican counterparts
  • It is not true that mammogram coverage in Mexico «is minimal and
    insufficient»
  • It is not true that the amendments to the Federal Criminal Code and
    the Federal Law on the Protection of Industrial Property «are a step
    toward censorship»