Party comparison
PAN vs MC: how alike are they?
We compare the documented positions of Partido Acción Nacional and Movimiento Ciudadano on the 45 questions in the test, issue by issue.
In brief
How do PAN and MC differ?
The PAN and Movimiento Ciudadano share a side on 23 statements out of 37, but on two they sit at opposite ends of the scale: abortion and taxing large fortunes. They clash on six in all, half of them on rights and freedoms; on another eight one of them answers 3, and the average gap is 0.97 points.
Those two extremes have their reasons on paper. The PAN rejects abortion in its program of action, in the name of life from conception (1), while Movimiento Ciudadano wants public health care to offer legal termination of pregnancy (5). On taxes, the PAN asks for lower rates and rejects levies on wealth or inheritance (1); Movimiento Ciudadano proposes funding a minimum income with wealth taxes (5).
The other four clashes are of three points or less. On marijuana, the PAN rejects legalizing drugs, except for medical use, although its platform opens the debate on harm reduction (4); Movimiento Ciudadano wants a regulated market, adult use included (1). On euthanasia, the PAN offers universal palliative care (1), and Movimiento Ciudadano pushed in 2024, from the capital's legislature, to legalize it nationwide (4). On GM corn, Movimiento Ciudadano backed the 2025 constitutional ban in general (4) and the PAN voted it down (1). And Jorge Romero opened up in 2026 to direct elections for proportional-representation seats (4), which Movimiento Ciudadano wants to keep drawing from lists (2).
Where they are most alike is institutions: three out of three. Both want autonomous bodies restored (5) and the ban on electoral nepotism in force by 2027: Movimiento Ciudadano voted against leaving it until 2030 (5), and the PAN's leader in the Chamber offered his group's votes to bring it forward, although the group ended up backing the bill (4). On immunity, both groups voted in March 2025 against the ruling that shielded a deputy; the PAN gets a 5 because its leader also wants immunity abolished, Movimiento Ciudadano a 4. Add six agreements on justice and security, and two on public finances: cutting debt even if it means spending less (4) and voting against the excise tax increase for 2026 (2).
Among the eight midpoint positions, two show the PAN leaning harder on private enterprise. It voted against the 2025 energy laws and wants private investment in oil and gas (5); Movimiento Ciudadano backed those laws in general and wants electricity supplied by the CFE, with private capital and no monopolies (3). A PAN deputy, Paulo González, criticized the General Water Law for failing to protect the inheritance of wells (5); Movimiento Ciudadano also opposed it, but with concerns about water hoarding (3). On tariffs for countries without a trade agreement, by contrast, the PAN abstained (3) and Movimiento Ciudadano voted against (1).
The PAN's position is estimated on five of the eight statements left out, including legal gender recognition for trans people, which Movimiento Ciudadano supports in its platform, adoption by same-sex couples, which its program backs without naming it, and fracking, which Movimiento Ciudadano proposed banning in April 2026. The other three are estimated for Movimiento Ciudadano: centralized purchasing of medicines, full-time schools and a minimum age for social media.
The tiebreakers deepen the fiscal divide: of the eleven questions with sources for both, five set them two or more points apart. Movimiento Ciudadano calls for taxing inheritances it sees as unproductive and the PAN rejects such a tax (5 against 1), and the former wants progressive rates on interest and dividends (4 against 2). The PAN also voted in 2026 against capping local councillors and state legislatures, which Movimiento Ciudadano backed in general (1 against 4); on the 40-hour week, Movimiento Ciudadano demanded two days off and the PAN settled for one (5 against 3); and only Movimiento Ciudadano talks of protecting those who cooperate with justice (4 against 2).
This summary is based on the parties’ documented positions on the test statements; the reasoning behind each position, and its source where there is one, is on each party’s page. Updated 25/10/2026.
Differences
Where they clash most
Economy and taxes
An annual tax on large fortunes should be created.
Rights and freedoms
Abortion should be legal nationwide during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Energy and environment
Mexico should allow fracking to produce more of its own gas.
Water, farming and indigenous peoples
Planting genetically modified maize should remain banned in Mexico.
Rights and freedoms
The sale of marijuana for adult use should remain prohibited.
Common ground
Where they agree
Security and armed forces
The National Guard should return to civilian command, outside the Ministry of Defense.
Both: Strongly in favor
Security and armed forces
Pretrial detention should always be decided by a judge, case by case, and not applied automatically depending on the offence.
Both: In favor
Justice and the judiciary
The election of judges, magistrates and Supreme Court justices by popular vote should be reversed.
Both: Strongly in favor
Justice and the judiciary
The suspensions that judges grant in amparo proceedings against laws and government acts should be limited.
Both: Strongly against
Justice and the judiciary
Constitutional amendments should not be open to challenge before the Supreme Court.
Both: Strongly against
Elections and parties
No party should hold a larger share of seats in the Chamber than its share of the vote.
Both: Strongly in favor
By issue
Agreement by issue
Detail
Question by question
Security and armed forces 88 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| The National Guard should return to civilian command, outside the Ministry of Defense. | Strongly in favor | Strongly in favor |
| Pretrial detention should always be decided by a judge, case by case, and not applied automatically depending on the offence. | In favor | In favor |
| The armed forces should stop running airports, trains and customs. | In favor | Strongly in favor |
| The government should use facial recognition cameras and artificial intelligence to prevent crime. | In between | In favor |
Justice and the judiciary 100 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| The election of judges, magistrates and Supreme Court justices by popular vote should be reversed. | Strongly in favor | Strongly in favor |
| The suspensions that judges grant in amparo proceedings against laws and government acts should be limited. | Strongly against | Strongly against |
| Constitutional amendments should not be open to challenge before the Supreme Court. | Strongly against | Strongly against |
Elections and parties 81 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Proportional-representation deputies should be chosen by direct vote, not from lists drawn up by the parties. | In favor | Against |
| Public funding for political parties should be cut. | Against | In between |
| No party should hold a larger share of seats in the Chamber than its share of the vote. | Strongly in favor | Strongly in favor |
| Only people who hold Mexican nationality alone should be able to govern a state or the country. | Strongly against | Strongly against |
Institutions and corruption 83 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous bodies, independent from the government, should be restored for transparency and economic competition. | Strongly in favor | Strongly in favor |
| The ban on relatives succeeding an officeholder should already apply in the 2027 elections, not from 2030. | In favor | Strongly in favor |
| Deputies and senators should not have immunity: prosecutors should be able to take them before a judge without the Chamber's permission. | Strongly in favor | In favor |
Economy and taxes 67 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| An annual tax on large fortunes should be created. | Strongly against | Strongly in favor |
| Taxes on soft drinks, junk food and tobacco should be raised. | Against | Against |
| The government should reduce public debt even if that forces it to spend less. | In favor | In favor |
Work and pensions 100 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| The private retirement-fund system (Afores) should be replaced by a public pension system. | Against | Against |
| The minimum wage should keep rising above inflation every year. | In favor | In favor |
Health and social programs 85 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Social programs should be aimed mainly at those who have least, rather than being for everyone. | In between | Against |
| People without social security should be able to get care at private clinics paid for by the State when the public system cannot give them an appointment or medicines. | In favor | In favor |
| The sale of vapes and e-cigarettes should be banned. | In between | Against |
| The federal government should buy and distribute the medicines for all public health institutions. | In favor | In between |
| Social programs should be delivered through states and municipalities, not only directly by the federal government. | In favor | In favor |
Education, children and family 83 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers should have to pass an evaluation to obtain and keep their posts. | Strongly in favor | In favor |
| Full-day schools in basic education should be brought back. | In favor | In favor |
| Under-16s should not be able to open social media accounts without verified permission from a parent or guardian. | In favor | In between |
Energy and environment 70 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Private companies should be able to compete with Pemex and the CFE (the state oil and electricity companies) on equal terms. | Strongly in favor | In between |
| Mexico should allow fracking to produce more of its own gas. | In favor | Strongly against |
| Polluters should pay environmental taxes according to the damage they cause. | In favor | In favor |
| Mexico should prioritize renewable energy over oil and gas, even if it costs more at first. | In favor | In favor |
| No new mining concessions should be granted. | Against | In between |
Water, farming and indigenous peoples 63 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Planting genetically modified maize should remain banned in Mexico. | Strongly against | In favor |
| Holders of a water concession should be able to sell it or pass it on together with the land. | Strongly in favor | In between |
| A project on indigenous land should not go ahead if the community rejects it in the consultation. | In favor | In favor |
| Prices for staple grains should be set by the market, without government guaranteed prices. | In between | Against |
United States, trade and migration 67 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico should keep high tariffs on products from China and other countries that have no trade agreement with it. | In between | Strongly against |
| Mexico should prioritize its relationship with the United States and Canada over its relationship with Latin America. | In favor | In between |
| Mexico should stop undocumented migrants from crossing the country on their way to the United States. | Against | Strongly against |
Rights and freedoms 33 %
| Question | PAN | MC |
|---|---|---|
| Abortion should be legal nationwide during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. | Strongly against | Strongly in favor |
| Same-sex couples should be able to adopt on the same terms as other couples. | Against | In favor |
| The sale of marijuana for adult use should remain prohibited. | In favor | Strongly against |
| Trans people should be able to change their name and sex on their official documents through an administrative procedure. | Against | Strongly in favor |
| Euthanasia should be legal for terminally ill patients who request it. | Strongly against | In favor |
| A government agency should be able to order internet platforms to remove harmful content. | Strongly against | Against |
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