Prior consultation in the 2020-2021 electoral framework in Nuevo Leon, Mexico: a political participation tool for indigenous peoples

ABSTRACT

The article has the general objective of analyzing the results of the Prior, Free and Informed Consultation carried out within the framework of the 2020-2021 electoral process in Nuevo Leon for the implementation of affirmative actions. The specific objectives are constructed from the variables 1) Degree of participation and 2) Quality of the decision taken, which in turn are made up of a series of indicators presented in this writing. The study is carried out from a qualitative approach that starts from the ethnographic work of the research team that was present during the consultation process in a virtual modality due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the review of documents of the binding agreements resulting from this consultation. Subsequently, the State Electoral Commission was requested, through the INFOMEX-NL Transparency Platform, information related to the points discussed during the consultation with respect to the candidacies of indigenous people who participated in the election day. It is concluded that the quality of the decision taken during the consultation leads to a bifurcation of results oriented merely to the implementation of affirmative actions, obtaining satisfactory results. And another that was based on a series of recommendations made to the Legislative and Executive authorities in the framework of the consultation and that were closely linked to the recognition of the rights of indigenous communities in the entity, of which no response has been consolidated.