The Presidency of INAI

By Soledad Durazo

In any rule of law, knowing and debating about the public servants who lead the autonomous bodies is fundamental to defend the system of balance of powers that makes a healthy democracy possible. Moreover, this topic is key in the current Mexican context, where such bodies will have a transcendental role in the next electoral process of 2024.

Just as the renewal of the president of the National Electoral Institute (INE) or the profile of the current head of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has been widely discussed throughout the current six-year term, it is now necessary to talk about the renewal of the presidency of the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI), an autonomous body that in recent months has gained space in public opinion precisely because of how it has been attacked through a disinformation campaign, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI), an autonomous body that in recent months has gained space in public opinion precisely because of how it has been attacked through a campaign of disinformation and how it has defended itself mediatically and legally to return to normal operation given its importance to know the work of public institutions.