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Morena expects to win 15 of Mexico City’s 16 boroughs in 2027, Ramírez Cuéllar says

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Morena lawmaker Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar said internal 4T polling indicates the party could win about 15 of Mexico City’s 16 boroughs in the 2027 elections.
  • He identified regaining Cuauhtémoc and remaining competitive in Coyoacán and Miguel Hidalgo as priorities.
  • Ramírez Cuéllar said 2027 will be the final election allowing mayoral and congressional reelection before the ban takes full effect in 2030, while Morena plans to continue its alliance with the Green Party and Labor Party.

Morena believes it can capture 15 of Mexico City’s 16 boroughs in the 2027 elections, federal lawmaker Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar said after backing Paulo Emilio García as the party’s new Mexico City leader.

Citing internal measurements from the Fourth Transformation, Ramírez Cuéllar said Morena is well positioned in the capital. He named the recovery of Cuauhtémoc as a priority and described the contests in Coyoacán and Miguel Hidalgo as close.

We have every possibility of winning and governing approximately 15 of the 16 boroughs of our city in 2027. We are confident of fully recovering Cuauhtémoc.

· Alfonso Ramírez CuéllarThe Morena lawmaker described the party’s expectations and its priority of retaking Cuauhtémoc.

“We have every possibility of winning and governing approximately 15 of the 16 boroughs of our city in 2027. We are confident of fully recovering Cuauhtémoc,” he said.

2027 is the last year in which there will be a possibility of reelecting mayors.

· Alfonso Ramírez CuéllarHe explained why the 2027 election will be the final one before the reelection ban takes effect.

The lawmaker also highlighted the timing of the election for incumbents seeking another term. “2027 is the last year in which there will be a possibility of reelecting mayors,” he said. The ban on reelection for mayors and lawmakers will take full effect in 2030.

Morena members who want to run again will have to pass the party’s selection process, Ramírez Cuéllar said. They must win internal polls and have no links to illegitimate sources of funding or people connected to criminal activities. “Everyone who wants to seek reelection has to pass through the checkpoint and commit to winning the poll,” he said.

Everyone who wants to seek reelection has to pass through the checkpoint and commit to winning the poll.

· Alfonso Ramírez CuéllarHe outlined Morena’s requirements for incumbents seeking reelection.

Morena senator Guadalupe Chavira said the party intends to maintain its coalition with the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico and the Labor Party for the 2027 Mexico City elections. She said coordination among the three parties had produced favorable electoral results and strengthened the Fourth Transformation’s position in the capital, despite a previous statement from Green Party secretary-general Jesús Sesma that there was “no relationship” with Morena.

No relationship.

· Jesús SesmaThe Green Party secretary-general previously used these words to characterize its relationship with Morena.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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