The National Action Party (PAN) in Puebla is profiling at least eight women as possible aspirants for the 2027 elections, while also preparing a new candidate selection method based on open citizen polls. This was announced by the state leader of PAN, Mario Riestra Piña, who highlighted that profiles such as Genoveva Huerta Villegas, Liliana Ortiz, Mónica Rodríguez Della Vecchia, Ana Teresa Aranda, Carolina Beauregard, Pily Vargas Morán, Lupita Arrubarena, and Gaby Ruiz have a track record and experience, both at the local and federal levels. "We look favorably on them starting to manifest their aspirations. We want to move forward with this figure as soon as possible," he stated. To this end, polling firms will be hired to measure the popularity and positioning of the aspirants, and all interested parties must submit to these evaluations. The leader emphasized that through this mechanism, the party seeks to open its processes to the citizenry and not limit selection solely to party membership, with the goal of strengthening ties with society and fostering greater participation. In this context, Riestra Piña clarified that while gender parity principles will be respected, this will not be the sole determining factor in candidate designation, as priority will be given to the level of acceptance among the population. He also reported that the implementation of the "coordinations" is already advancing in municipalities such as San Pedro Cholula, San Martín Texmelucan, Ajalpan, Juan C. Bonilla, Chalchicomula de Sesma, and Tehuacán, with the goal of extending this scheme to most of the state in the coming months. Finally, the PAN leader assured that the party will maintain strict filters to prevent profiles linked to crime from being nominated. "In PAN we are not going to allow criminals or people linked to organized crime to be candidates," he concluded.
