The General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) ordered the Somos party to present a new logo within a maximum of 48 hours. ^[1] The Mexican Electoral Institute (INE) approved the name change of the political party Somos México to Somos on September 1, 2026. ^[2] The General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) rejected a new logo proposal from the political party Somos on a Monday night extraordinary session. ^[3] The INE rejected the party's proposed new logo because the use of the Mexican territory silhouette violated previous rulings on visual neutrality. ^[4] The General Council of the Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) rejected the second logo proposal from the Somos party on September 1, 2026, by a vote of 8 against and 3 in favor. ^[5] Emilio Álvarez Icaza, representing Somos before the INE, described the ruling as 'the height of cynism' because the INE and the Electoral Tribunal argue that a party named 'Somos Mexico' or 'Somos' with a map of Mexico would have an unfair advantage over parties like Morena. ^[6] The INE rejected the Somos party's previous logo because it featured a black outline of the map of Mexico, arguing that this visual element substitutes for the word 'Mexico' and violates electoral mandates. ^[7] The electoral council concluded that using the silhouette of Mexico constitutes an appropriation of national identity. ^[8] The party must submit a new logo to be analyzed and discussed in the General Council session on September 3, 2026. ^[9] Emilio Álvarez Icaza, representing Somos, accused the INE General Council of exceeding its legal attributes during the session. ^[10] The Electoral Tribunal's Superior Chamber previously affirmed that party signs must have a merely distinctive function and cannot denote national belonging to avoid unfair advantages. ^[11] The INE stated that replacing the acronym 'MX' with a map of the Republic of Mexico, accompanied by the verb 'Somos', constitutes an unequivocal symbol of national identity. ^[12]