In Nuevo León, a formal alliance between the PRI and PAN, led by Adrián De la Garza, is being formed. The goal for the coming months is to create a citizen platform to promote the mayor of Monterrey, to which both parties will adhere. The state governor has recommended the alliance's managers in Nuevo León to build De la Garza's candidacy in a way that makes it the most competitive option. 'In Durango last year, neither Jorge nor Alito wanted an alliance, but when I showed them the polls, they realized there was no other choice, and it worked out well,' Villegas hints. In Nuevo León, the polls will be accompanied by a sort of clamor campaign by parties, civil society, and individual and collectives citizens who will send a message to Romero that, at the local level, he must allow the alliance. All this planning is in line with a thesis shared in the PRI, PAN, and Morena camps: that in the coming months, MC will collapse in the polls. This is a crucial point because virtually all polls place Governor Samuel García and his party brand in a leadership position. In the Front, there is also the conviction that the preferred rival is Mariana Rodríguez and not Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio. In fact, although it will never be said out loud, both PRI and PAN have sought out Governor Alfonso Durazo to finalize Colosio's candidacy in Sonora. The Easter holidays have led to various conversations within the PRI-PAN alliance in Nuevo León. Conversations that take place between Texas, Europe, and South America and end with a similar conclusion: there is about a year left to convince Jorge Romero to allow the PRI-PAN alliance in 2027, and it is necessary to create the scenario that the merger is inevitable. The central actors of the PRI and PAN in the northern state understand that a de facto or 'under-the-table' alliance does not work electorally, as it confuses voters and creates uncertainty in any territorial planning. Some members of the Group of 10 are also strong proponents of this idea. An initial draft has already been shared with Santiago Taboada, Romero's alter ego for everything related to Nuevo León, and it has received initial approval. Another external protagonist is the PRI governor of Durango, Esteban Villegas.
