The ruling party is determined to win as many of the 17 states at stake and maintain a majority in the Legislative Branch. Furthermore, the definition of candidatures next year will reveal the level of tension and unity between Morena and its allied parties, the Green Party and the PT. The first goal is to confirm the strongest names for the 2027 elections well in advance; the second is to have almost a year to carry out the 'stitch-up operation' where necessary, which could fill any remaining vacancies from candidacies not for state authorities. For now, it is ruled out that AMLO will reappear in December with his book. The 2027 elections will be of the utmost importance for the ruling party. As this editorial detailed, Andy Beltrán is raising his hand to lead the ticket in different states, which could cause a rupture in the alliance in some regions with unpredictable electoral consequences. This way, delays and the inaction of party politics during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will feature 15 matches in Mexico, could be avoided. According to these same sources, the most important candidatures would be defined in June, and the rest for mayoralties, local, and federal deputies after the World Cup. In response, various figures are already working towards this goal. The ideological architect of continuity. With this scenario ahead, sources close to the Secretary of Organization of Mexico's largest party assured LPO that the goal of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's son is to conduct internal polls for the governorships at the beginning of next year to confirm these candidatures in June. This is why the internal poll, which will define the names that will head each of the public posts at stake, is so crucial for the ruling party. The 4T still remembers the electoral setback suffered by then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2021, which left him without an absolute majority in Congress and with new power distributions in different states. This already happened in the Veracruz municipal elections held in June, where the PT broke away and achieved growth at the expense of the 'carmine' party. As a result, the various figures aspiring to a post in these elections are already working to position themselves and win the internal polls that the 'carmine' party will conduct, which, according to national official sources close to Andy López Beltrán consulted by LPO, could take place in June. Due to the power and hegemony that Morena holds in various states of the country, for many names in the 'carmine' party, winning the internal candidature will be more important than the general election itself. This is why this time Morena seeks to avoid those fears and strengthen Claudia Sheinbaum's government for the final stretch of her term. There are still almost two years until the 2027 elections, but for Morena to define its own candidatures, there could be less than 12 months left because the tickets will be confirmed next year. In this way, the 4T could solve two problems with one move.
