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PRI Deputies Display Banners in Congress Accusing Morena of Narco Ties
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PRI Deputies Display Banners in Congress Accusing Morena of Narco Ties

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • PRI deputies unfurled banners in Mexico's San Lázaro legislative hall accusing the ruling Morena party of ties to organized crime.
  • The banners displayed slogans like "The Morena Cartel" and "The Narcos of Welfare."
  • The protest caused a recess in the session, which was discussing electoral reform.

Deputies from Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) unfurled two banners inside the San Lázaro legislative hall, accusing members and officials of the ruling Morena party of links to organized crime.

The protest, led by legislators Carlos Gutiérrez and Abigail Arredondo, saw banners hung in the area designated for session guests. One banner declared "The Morena Cartel" and featured images of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his sons. A second banner displayed an image of current President Claudia Sheinbaum alongside Morena officials and members, with the caption "The Narcos of Welfare."

The action by the PRI deputies provoked anger and objections from Morena members, who demanded the banners' removal. The presiding board was compelled to call a recess to calm the situation and have the banners taken down.

Following the disruption, the session resumed to discuss a reform to the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures, aimed at establishing an Integrity Verification Commission for Candidacies within the National Electoral Institute (INE).

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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