Morena added a new senator, Cynthia López, who confirmed her arrival to join the 4T after weeks of uncertainty surrounding her voting and absence during the approval of the constitutional supremacy reform last October.
"After deep reflection, I have decided to join the project led by the first woman President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, in whom I trust and who motivates me to work for a single cause: Mexico," López communicated on her social networks.
Since October 29, the legislator had announced her resignation from the PRI, receiving criticism from the national leader of that party, Alejandro ‘Alito’ Moreno. Cynthia López even accused having been the subject of a "lynching".
In recent days, Cynthia López met with President Claudia Sheinbaum in her capacity as president of the parliamentary women, although she did not mention anything about joining Morena and its allies. However, on the night of Monday, November 11, the national leader of Morena, Luisa María Alcalde, welcomed her and expressed confidence that she would contribute with her experience.
The senator, who previously belonged to the PRI, was a strong critic of Morena and its allies for the elimination of childcare centers and full-time schools. During the election campaign period, López asserted that Morena came to destroy everything and that, as a resident of Mexico City, she had lived under their governments, expressing her opposition.
Initially, after her departure from the PRI, López mentioned in an interview with journalist Azucena Uresti on October 30 that she had not decided which party she would join, considering her options and not making it clear whether she would continue in the opposition. Now, Cynthia López will contribute one more vote to Morena and its allies, further consolidating their qualified majority in the Senate.
