Ahead of next year's elections, the opposition in Mexico City has its sights set on a borough it hopes to win from Morena: Álvaro Obregón, currently governed by Javier López Casarín. During his term as mayor from 2021 to 2024, he positioned himself as one of the most important figures in the capital. Against this backdrop, the local political landscape for the 2027 elections is beginning to take shape. From this moment, the opposition is working to regain a borough where it believes it has a significant socioeconomic base and a well-oiled territorial structure that could converge again in the 2027 elections. Meanwhile, Andrés Atayde has begun touring the borough, but the former mayor's decision will be fundamental to his own future. Brugada announced 4,500 homes in the Historic Center and a new rent law. While awaiting an electoral definition, the PAN (National Action Party) is enthusiastic about the scenario that could unfold in Álvaro Obregón. Among other factors, the distances between Morena, the Green Party (PVEM), and the Labor Party (PT) prevent them from ensuring unity at various points in the city. In PAN's offices, they note that the party still has an important territorial structure that could be revitalized for 2027, but for now, the question remains as to whether former mayor Lía Limón will seek to run again, a decision that could mark the entire local landscape. Sources within PAN consulted by this publication recall the look of surprise in their bunker when electoral authorities confirmed in 2024 that they had won Cuajimalpa but lost Álvaro Obregón. Despite his defeat—and unlike Santiago Taboada in Benito Juárez—he still has a structure in Álvaro Obregón and recently solidified his relationship with Jorge Romero, keeping him in a strong position. On top of that, there are divisions within Morena itself between Mayor Javier López Casarín and various local groups, such as the Batres family and former local deputy Fernando Zárate. On one hand, they warn that the socioeconomic electorate in the borough could align again with the political apparatus inherited from Leonel Luna, the old boss of the PRD who died in 2021. For now, the scenario is not confirmed because the former mayor has not yet defined whether she will return to electoral politics or continue at the national CEN. The figure of Lía Limón is not minor for the PAN in Mexico City. As detailed by LPO, the decision led by its president, Jorge Romero, is creating tensions in different boroughs of Mexico City. One of them, for example, is Álvaro Obregón, where two figures could throw their hats in the ring: Lía Limón herself and the current coordinator of the PAN's caucus in the local Congress, Andrés Atayde. However, to begin organizing, it is still necessary to define whether Lía Limón will run again or leave the spot for another figure. The PAN in Mexico City insists on filing complaints against Morena over the UN report's findings. For now, the PAN's candidacies are not confirmed, and the recent opening for citizens to lead tickets threatens to postpone decisions. At the same time, they anticipate that ruling parties tend to fare worse in midterm elections than in presidential ones, as will be the case in 2027. In this way, the name that heads the ticket could lead one of the main opposition bets for the coming year. To this is added the existing tensions within the 4T.
