Amid a growing political tension in Oaxaca, a local source assured LPO that the Murat family, which used to have influence in the state under the banners of the PRI, is now under scrutiny from sectors of the Morena party. They are accused of attacking the current governor of Oaxaca, Salomón Jara, who has ties to Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The former governor of Oaxaca, from his position in the Senate, has increased his influence in the influential newspaper La Jornada, a historic bastion of the Mexican left. This has generated discomfort among some members of Morena, who are concerned about how the Murat family is extending its power networks in a media outlet traditionally aligned with the left.
The tensions between Salomón Jara and José Murat persist, fueled by an alleged discrediting campaign orchestrated from the Murat family's environment. In particular, Alejandro Murat has been pointed out for his PRI past, generating distrust in certain sectors of Morena.
In the context of last year's elections, Morena has added former adversaries to its ranks, which has sparked internal debates about the direction of the party. There are questions about whether alliances with figures that had confrontations in the past are compatible with the party's principles.
The newspaper La Jornada has published a series of complaints that some say come from the Murat family, in an apparent attempt to undermine the management of Governor Salomón Jara. The complaints focused on the elimination of 1,400 job positions deemed irregular during Alejandro Murat's administration. The situation in Oaxaca remains tense, with sectors of Morena and the Murat family in open confrontation.
