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Political Battle in Coyoacán Ahead of 2027 Elections

The article analyzes the political situation in the Coyoacán borough (Mexico City) ahead of the 2027 elections. It examines the ambitions of various political figures, internal disputes within the ruling 4T party, and their impact on the upcoming electoral campaign.


Political Battle in Coyoacán Ahead of 2027 Elections

In the ruling party, it is still unknown whether he will run for the mayorship currently governed by opposition figure Giovani Gutiérrez or to maintain his seat in San Lázaro. This way, it could generate a new, so far unexpected problem for local leadership, considering the battles in other mayoralties such as Cuauhtémoc, Gustavo Madero, or Xochimilco. For example, in 2018 he won the capital's 6th district, which includes this demarcation along with La Magdalena Contreras, but not Coyoacán. In 2027, the ruling party will attempt to unseat Giovani Gutiérrez, who will not be able to run as he was re-elected in 2024. In any case, some figures are already making moves in the different mayoralties. According to explanations from the 4T, his friendship with Mayor Javier López Casarín would push him to seek new horizons so as not to interfere with the existing political setup, especially since he currently holds a proportional representation seat. The second reason is the strong disputes within the 4T over the various candidatures at stake in Coyoacán. The first, and most important, is that his political career after his time on national television has always been linked to the Álvaro Obregón mayoralty. The national leadership of Morena is advancing, off the record, that the first electoral disputes to be resolved for the 2027 elections will be for the governorships. This is the case, for example, of federal deputy Sergio Mayer, who generates discontent in the 4T with his attempts to position himself in Coyoacán. In recent weeks, as local sources have acknowledged to this newsroom, the federal deputy launched a positioning program in the demarcation with an eye on the 2027 elections. Therefore, they anticipate that the local scenario in CDMX will be one of the last conclaves to be confirmed. These works include, for example, painting walls in some neighborhoods and consulting with different private pollsters to reinforce his image and figure. They accuse 'Lobito' of assaulting a deputy and of kidnapping the CDMX Congress. In any case, this has not generated the best repercussions in the ruling party for two main reasons. Because of this, various figures such as local deputies Gerardo Villanueva or Paulo García are raising their hands, just like Alejandro Robles Gómez or Hannah de Lamadrid, who are also not backing down from the contest. Brugada crossed Tabe for his attempt to remove embassies: 'It reflects the far-right'. The strong disputes that will exist in the demarcation and the different profiles that will aspire to a scarce number of candidacies generate discontent over the attempts to land in Coyoacán by Sergio Mayer.

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