MEXICO CITY – Mexico's main leftist party says it is willing to cut back on the enormous power that the country's oil workers' union wields in the state-run oil company, Pemex.
The Democratic Revolutionary Party opposes any attempt to reform Mexico's constitution to allow concessions, risk contracts or private investment in the oil industry.
President Enrique Pena Nieto is expected to present a proposal to open up the flagging oil company next week.
But Democratic Revolution leader Jesus Zambrano said Thursday his party is willing to change some things, like the five seats the union holds on the company's board of directors.
That is about one-third of the board; government and company officials occupy the rest.
Zambrano said some union members might be allowed to say on the board, but not vote.
