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Morena to Allow Re-election in 2027 Elections

Mexico's ruling party, Morena, has confirmed that re-election will be permitted for current officeholders in the 2027 elections. The decision was made to strengthen party structures and avoid internal conflicts.


Morena to Allow Re-election in 2027 Elections

In the ruling party, they warn that the prohibition of seeking a second term could disrupt electoral plans by causing rifts or internal disputes among various groups for the same position. Nevertheless, according to the same sources, the president of Morena stated that candidacies will be determined by polls. However, although the objective was to promote 'good governance' practices, one of the most important innovations mentioned was that in the 2027 elections, there will be re-election for executive and legislative positions, as explained by the president, Luisa María Alcalde. At least three sources from both the Legislative and Executive branches who attended the seminars held in Oaxtepec confirmed to LPO that, over the weekend, the president of Morena, Luisa María Alcalde, confirmed that in next year's elections, re-election will be permitted for all ruling figures who already hold public office. To do this, they note, they must win opinion polls in their territories, as is common in the ruling party. In the 4T, the memory of 2021 is still fresh, when the midterm elections hit the plans of Andrés Manuel López Obrador by depriving him of an absolute majority in Congress and most of the mayoralties in Mexico City. Quirino accelerates the thaw with Spain and shields itself against Rocha's onslaught. By allowing re-election, Morena bets on guaranteeing all the territorial and political structures of its current governments to strengthen its electoral numbers nationally and in the country's main cities, such as the capital. The same sources who spoke with this editorial assured that the confirmation made by the leadership brought a certain relief and optimism to the 'cherry' party, especially among those figures seeking to stay in power and who maintain strong disputes with other groups vying for the same spaces. According to explanations in the ruling party, the decision to allow re-election aims to order the landscape and avoid disputes that could spoil electoral numbers, and therefore, the government of Claudia Sheinbaum. However, she reiterated that nepotism will be prohibited since that decision was made by the party's National Council last year and it cannot and is not sought to be reversed. The 4T governors support the recall in 2027 but demand to control their successors. In this way, the 4T begins to define the first formations for the 2027 midterm elections, when President Claudia Sheinbaum will face her first electoral test. That is, even though some personalities may aspire to re-election for legal reasons, it does not mean that it is guaranteed. Otherwise, they will be left without the possibility of a second term, and the ballot will be led by another person who achieved first place. This weekend, Morena's leadership led the Municipalist School along with other figures from the ruling party for the 100 most populated municipalities in the country.