After losing the governorship and handing over the position to Evelyn Salgado in 2021, it was rumored that a former governor could be sent as an ambassador, following the example of other officials from his party. On the eve of the elections on June 1, where the 39 municipal presidencies of Durango and the 212 mayoralties of Veracruz will be decided, an alliance has formed between Morena, the Green Party, and the PT with the aim of dethroning the PRI in Durango.
In a meeting, prominent figures such as the former governor of Nuevo León, José Natividad González Parás, and the former governor of Chihuahua, José Reyes Baeza, participated. Additionally, Héctor Astudillo, former governor of Guerrero, who is the only one who has formally left the ranks of the PRI under Alito's presidency, was present. Although in 2019 the PRI achieved victories in Durango and Veracruz, either alone or in coalition with the PAN in Veracruz, Morena was identified as a powerful political party, led by figures such as Luisa María Alcalde and Andy López Beltrán.
The close relationship between Governor Esteban Villegas and Palacio Nacional has been noted, leading to the federalization of health services in Durango after collaborating during half of his term with the 4T. The meeting was a show of support for Enrique Ochoa Reza against his expulsion from the PRI. Manlio Fabio Beltrones expressed his dissatisfaction with the process that aimed to expel Ochoa, in repudiation of his critical stance on reelection.
In addition to Beltrones, other dissidents within the PRI include Dulce Sauri Riancho, Enrique Ochoa, Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Aurelio Nuño, José Ramón Martel, and Fernando Lerdo de Tejada. In Durango, the Moreira party continues its political dominance, possibly making it the only state to reach 100 years since the founding of the PRI without being governed by another party.
Although the alliance between the Moreira and the PRI of Esteban Villegas is solid in Durango, Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico City, hopes to win the capital of Durango and initiate the long-desired transformation in a state that, like Coahuila, has never experienced a change of party in power, even under AMLO's leadership. For those present at the meeting in Mexico City, such as the Yucatecan PRI member, the fight continues for the Electoral Tribunal to rectify this apparent injustice.
