Morena and Green Party register 10 aspirants for Querétaro governorship race

Ten aspiring candidates from the ruling Morena party and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM) have registered to compete for the state coordination of Querétaro, a crucial step towards securing the gubernatorial candidacy for the 2027 elections. Among the registrants is José María Tapia Franco, former director of the National Disaster Fund (FONDEN) from 2013 to 2016.

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I believe a lot in this method, it was the method that made me a candidate in 2024, the polls were respected where I came out a winner in all of them, and I believe in this method because that is how the current president of Mexico became a candidate, that is how they made me a candidate in '24 and I believe the next step is to wait for who we are or who the three finalists will be to go to the poll.

Tapia Franco expressed strong faith in the selection process, citing his positive experience in 2024 when he emerged victorious in internal polls. He emphasized his belief in the method that propelled Mexico's current president to candidacy. Addressing past criticisms of FONDEN, Tapia Franco clarified that while he himself criticized the fund's bureaucratic and corrupt nature, he never personally managed its resources and has no pending accusations of mismanagement.

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I presented my certificates of no disqualification, no sanction, with audits presented where I have nothing to clarify because I never managed resources. The president has not criticized me, she has criticized Fonden, I also criticized it since I left Fonden, I said it was a bureaucratic, corrupt and very, very inefficient instrument.

Also registering was Morena deputy Gilberto Herrera, who voiced confidence that his party will win the governorship in Querétaro, currently held by the National Action Party (PAN). He suggested that the PAN's diminishing number of governorships indicates a shifting political landscape. PVEM deputy Ricardo Astudillo echoed the sentiment, predicting a coalition victory and noting the close results in the previous federal election in Querétaro as evidence of strong competition.

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The PAN is left with four states, I think the previous history is already saying it, it's not difficult, you just have to work.

Other notable registrants include Morena deputy Luis Humberto Fernández, Senator Beatriz Robles, Morena militant Agustín Hernández Ortiz, Mario Mauro Ramírez, Cadereyta de Montes mayor Astrid Alejandra Ortega, and former local deputy Laura Patricia Polo Herrera. Former director of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Santiago Nieto, had registered online earlier on June 22.

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In Querétaro, the result of the previous election is very clear, we won three out of six federal districts for the movement we represent Morena, Green and PT, and three for the National Action Party, that speaks to the competition we will have in the next election. Half of Querétaro's citizens decided to vote for us in '24, and I am sure that we will be able to reach and convince in our state so that '27 is a state, one more of the fourth transformation.