In any case, following the setback in Germany—which joined other European nations in choosing diplomatic silence as an elegant way to reject the senator's nomination—it was decided that Adán Augusto would leave the coordination role and focus on operations in the district whose capital is CDMX. From this territory, he is set to reaffirm his alliance with Andy López Beltrán (much to Clara Brugada's displeasure). The current moment in relations with the United States is pushing the ruling party to avoid new internal headaches. No further details were provided, but none were necessary: Germany had already opposed the appointment of Alejandro Gertz Manero, who then sought a post in Madrid and ultimately ended up in London. The message is clear: Berlin is not a destination for Mexican politicians under Washington's scrutiny for their more 'glassy' relationships. At the end of December, while rumors circulated in the Senate that Adán Augusto López Hernández might leave the coordination of the ruling bloc, the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs made the necessary inquiries to determine if Germany would approve the Tabasco native's appointment as ambassador to Berlin. The response was delayed for weeks, and in early January, through a high-level channel, the government of Friedrich Merz informed the Chancellery that it could not accept Adán Augusto into the diplomatic corps. Ejecting Adán Augusto from the coordination is the culmination of a series of movements from last week that all go in the same direction: the end of oil shipments to Cuba, the change of leadership in the National Guard, organic changes in the Attorney General's Office, and even the removal of the head of CIDE—all moving in the same track to avoid a clash with Washington. The announcement of his departure was also hastened by the execution of Delgado's family members, sources in the cabinet assure that he will soon leave the SEP. Adán Augusto had rehabilitated himself at the Palace when he orchestrated Gertz's exit from the Attorney General's Office, but the shift in bilateral relations ultimately left him out of the spotlight, a decision celebrated in the Senate faction where there was fatigue over unilateral decisions and budget cuts. In diplomatic circles, a joke is making the rounds this Sunday morning: 'Could they now propose Mario Delgado?'
