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Deepening Political Polarization in Mexico City Between Mayor and Authorities

Polarization between the Mexico City government and Mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega intensifies. Following accusations of funding protests and disputes over the removal of political statues, the political struggle escalates ahead of the 2027 elections.


Deepening Political Polarization in Mexico City Between Mayor and Authorities

The polarization between the Mexico City government and the mayor of Cuauhtémoc, Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, deepens day by day. After the 'Morada' parliamentary group demanded her dismissal, along with that of her counterpart from Miguel Hidalgo, Mauricio Tabe, for allegedly financing the mobilization of Generation Z in the capital's Zócalo, the mayor revived the disputes that arose after she ordered the removal of the statues of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, which she proposed to use as a tribute to Carlos Manzo. In Mexico City, political relations between the ruling party and the opposition seem to circulate without major upheavals, both between the mayoralties and the Head of Government and in the Congress. At a press conference, she announced a project for the central government to distribute the funds from property tax and water charges collected in the demarcations, but considering the majority that the 4T holds in the Palace of Donceles, it will be difficult for it to pass. 'These are the ones who should be the real political prisoners, dictators and murderers, whom you venerate and, it seems, follow in their footsteps,' she shot back and considered that 'a great idea would be to melt them down and make a tribute to Carlos Manzo.' In this way, the polarization between the ruling party and the mayor of Cuauhtémoc grows, who is positioning herself as the most important figure of the opposition for the 2027 and 2030 elections. During the last few weeks, tensions with Rojo de la Vega grew and reached their peak this Wednesday, when the 4T's parliamentary group demanded that she request a leave of absence to be investigated for allegedly financing the mobilization of Generation Z that generated strong scenes of violence over the weekend. One of them is, for example, the spokesperson in San Lázaro, Arturo Ávila, who, in any case, does not achieve unanimity within the 4T, as it generates voices of resistance that also appeal to lead that ballot. Against this backdrop, the next elections in the capital of the capital are preparing to be one of the most important for the City, given the efforts that Morena will make to recover a demarcation that it once governed and due to the attempts by the mayor to remain at the helm of one of the most important mayoralties in the entire country. Arturo Ávila does not achieve unanimity and in Morena they are already disputing Cuauhtémoc for 2027. As LPO anticipated, the ruling party is already disputing the candidacy that will try to defeat Rojo de la Vega in 2027. Among these figures is the Undersecretary of Federal Security, José Luis Rodríguez Díaz de León, the former mayor and current federal official, Néstor Núñez, and the team of the Secretary of Citizen Participation of CDMX, Tomás Pliego. With this new chapter, in Donceles they have already ruled out that the proposal that the mayor made this week to increase the funds that the 16 mayoralties of CDMX receive may prosper. In addition, the expectation for the appearance she will carry out this Friday increases, where she will face to face with the same figures that seek her dismissal. Long live resistance and freedom! However, Cuauhtémoc seems to be the exception. 'They have only dedicated to slander,' responded the mayor. Donceles is handling the budget and Rojo de la Vega presented a law to modify the distribution of resources. In this context, the mayor countered the accusations launched by the 4T by showing the statues of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro that she ordered to be removed from the Colonia Tabacalera, considering them a tribute to figures who led a 'dictatorship' in Cuba.