17 alliances with PT and Green Party for 2027 are up in the air; Morena will define candidates first

The national leaderships of Mexico's ruling Morena party, the Green Party (PVEM), and the Labor Party (PT) have left the specifics of state-level alliances for the 2027 elections undecided. They announced that while the registration process for aspiring candidates seeking to lead the "Fourth Transformation Coordinations" in each state will be a joint effort, the final decision on endorsing candidates will be made by each party according to their internal electoral timelines.

The joint registration period is set to begin on June 22 and conclude on June 27. Aspirants from any of the three parties must register online or in person at the World Trade Center in Mexico City. Citlalli Hernández, president of Morena's National Electoral Commission, emphasized that none of the 17 potential state-level alliances are finalized. The parties agreed to first allow joint registration and then determine whether to support the candidate selected through Morena's internal polling process.

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We want to avoid any fissure; we want to go together in coalition in the 17 governorships and federal districts.

Hernández explained that the candidate selection processes remain separate for each party. However, they have agreed to register aspirants collectively and conduct surveys. If the Green or Labor parties decide not to back the candidate chosen by Morena via the survey method, they will proceed with their own internal selection processes as they see fit. This approach allows for flexibility while maintaining a degree of coordination.

Alberto Anaya, the national leader of the PT, affirmed his party's commitment to supporting Morena in all 17 governorships chosen through this process, stating a desire to avoid any divisions and go forward together in coalition. Arturo Escobar, PVEM's alliance coordinator, clarified that his party does not require current officeholders to resign and does not have a statutory rule against nepotism in candidacies. The parties aim to present a unified front, but the exact nature of their electoral pacts will unfold closer to the election.

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At the appropriate time, we will be defining, each within our internal bodies and also within the framework of the national forum we have among the national leaderships of the parties, the coincidences between our internal processes, between this joint process and, at another time, when the legal time comes, we will define the details of the coalition, the definitions of our candidates.