The internal struggle within the National Action Party (PAN) for the governorship of Guanajuato, which saw Marko Cortés Mendoza sidelined in 2024, is now benefiting the Citizen Movement (Movimiento Ciudadano), as Governor Libia Dennise strengthens her faction within the state's PAN. With the backing of Diego Sinhue (both first names serving as his political brand), Libia Dennise has displaced the clique of former governor and current state PAN deputy Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, who received an unmistakable invitation from Jorge Álvarez Máynez. Libia Dennise served as Secretary of Government under Diego Sinhue, who to boost his gubernatorial campaign placed her as head of the Secretariat of Social and Human Development, without achieving a successful reconciliation in Guanajuato after Ale Gutiérrez was sidelined. Ultimately, Ale Gutiérrez, close to Romero Hicks's clique, was nominated by the PAN's national leadership for the mayorship of León, where her office is now located. "She has all the qualities to be the governor of Guanajuato, if she devises a suitable strategy," the emecista said about Gutiérrez Campos. The Guanajuato Prosecutor's Office is intensifying its investigation into the shooting in Salamanca. The local press's reaction to Máynez's visit was one of surprise, but it did not go unnoticed. This refers to Alejandro Navarro, former mayor of Guanajuato, and Samantha Smith, current municipal president of Guanajuato. "@JCRomeroHicks is my friend since we were fellow legislators. We coincided in the cause of education and a politics based on dialogue, principles, and building solutions. He is a gentleman, and as such, he received me at his home. However, the national leader of MC not only left behind photos and speeches but also a strong shake-up in the internal balances of Guanajuato's PAN. Local operators and actors are listing more names alongside Romero Hicks and Ale Gutiérrez as part of an exodus of PAN members to leave Libia Dennise in power and not hand the state over to Morena, but to the Citizen Movement. Even among PAN members, this group is held responsible for the revelation of the "Blue House" (in Texas). Like a shark, smelling blood from kilometers away, Álvarez Máynez visited Guanajuato this Wednesday, casting his line. I admire him and hope to keep learning from him.
