After the clash between PAN Senator Lilly Téllez and PVEM Senator Ruth González Silva, the president of the Board of Directors of the Senate of the Republic, Higinio Martínez Miranda, defended his handling of plenary sessions, stating that there is tolerance and prudence to allow senators to express their positions, even when their interventions run long or take on a harsh tone. In an interview, he emphasized that the presidency of the Board of Directors will not allow expressions that constitute gender-based violence, although he maintained that freedom of expression exists and that each legislator must take responsibility for their statements and always respect the rules.
"What I have insisted on, and I said it today, is, one, there is tolerance, there is prudence, but ultimately we must all answer for these cases, and this Presidency will not allow gender-based violence, as in this case, that cannot be permitted. I cannot reprimand anyone, but that type of expression cannot be allowed.
"And in the last resort, the truth is that every participation should know that there is a probable reaction, another intervention, so things are going well, I don't see any major problem, except that debates are like that. Do you think I like what they say about Morena? Of course not, but I have to put up with it," he stated.
In that context, Martínez rejected the notion that the opposition's statements about the so-called "Anti-meme Law" have any basis. He asserted that the approved legislation contains no provisions aimed at censoring satire or memes and that freedom of expression will remain in force.
Regarding the vote against by Senator of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico Luis Armando Melgar, he defended the right of legislators to vote according to their conscience.
Finally, when questioned about the case of Andrea Chávez and the definition of Morena's candidacy for the governorship of Chihuahua, the president of the Senate of the Republic avoided commenting on internal disputes and noted that it is up to the political party to explain the results.
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