Somos MX Criticizes Pre-Election Tactics by Mexican Parties

Mexico's nascent political landscape is facing criticism from the new party Somos MX in the State of Mexico, which decries the emergence of partisan figures as a simulated move to preempt the 2027 electoral contest. The party argues that designations such as Morena's "Coordinators of the Defense of the Transformation," the PAN's "Coordinators of Change and Defenders of the Family," and the PRI's "Defenders of Mexico" all serve the same political objective: to advance electoral timelines.

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In Mexico we are witnessing a phenomenon that should worry anyone who believes in democracy: the normalization of advancing the times set by electoral law through figures that, although they receive different names, pursue the same political objective.

Somos MX contends that these roles are designed to build party structures and position candidates long before the official 2026-2027 electoral process begins. This practice, the party asserts, undermines legal certainty and fosters unequal competition, eroding public trust in democratic institutions. They emphasize that merely changing a title does not equate to respecting the rules, and true democratic congruence requires acting differently, not just speaking differently.

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It is not enough to change the title of a political figure to claim that the rules are respected. Democratic congruence demands acting differently, not just speaking differently.

The party has called upon both the National Electoral Institute (INE) and the State Electoral Institute of Mexico (IEEM) to act as impartial arbiters. Somos MX urges these bodies to actively oversee such conduct, investigate potential violations of electoral legislation, and impose appropriate sanctions. Somos MX Edoméx has pledged to adhere to legal timelines and procedures, vowing not to seek shortcuts or simulations that circumvent democratic rules, believing that aspiring leaders must demonstrate their commitment to the law by obeying it.

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The law must be applied without exceptions, without distinctions, and with the same rigor for all political forces because democracy is not defended by advancing elections, democracy is defended by respecting its rules.