The Morena faction gained nothing in the budget and is aligning with MC (Citizen Movement) without its own achievements, just one year before the elections. 'It's not against Mario, but the caucus isn't on the right track. It's difficult,' a source from the local Congress hinted. Meanwhile, Soto has become a key figure in the relationship with Cantera Palace and the main interlocutor on the budget front. This situation within the faction intensifies as the dispute for the governorship progresses—with each deputy supporting a different candidate—and with every new budget negotiation where Morena fails to secure any benefits. The rest, with the exception of Deputy Reyna Reyes, who reported health issues but raises doubts about her allegiance, were absent due to political disagreements with the coordinator. According to information obtained by LPO, the tension is focused on the complex scenario of the 2026 budget, which has been dragging on since December: the sector allied with the coordinator has no problem with a potential agreement between MC and PRI-PAN, while the rest consider it crucial to follow the directive from Luisa María Alcalde to oppose the debt requested from MC and to negotiate important aspects for Morena, such as social programs. The Morena sector, composed of deputies Anylú Hernández (Escobedo Group), Grecia Benavides, Berenice Martínez, and legislator Jesús Elizondo, according to sources from their inner circle, seeks to close ranks with the Morena National Executive Committee (CEN). The coordinator of the local caucus, Mario Soto, held a private plenary session that revealed internal tensions. Last Tuesday, at the Holiday Inn Express hotel across from Cintermex, Soto summoned the deputies, but only allies like Greta Barra, Brenda Velázquez, and Tomás Montoya attended. Despite the rhetoric against MC over the public transport crisis, they believe they are still benefiting from the arithmetic in Congress. One week before the start of the ordinary legislative session and one day before the 2026 budget negotiations begin, tensions within Morena persist.
