Mexico’s Ultra-Right Electoral Projects Beached, But…

ByObed Rosas

This article by Obed Rosas originally appeared in the November 28, 2025 edition of Sin Embargo.

Mexico City. Somos México, the group formed by the remnants of the defunct Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), the Pink Tide movement of Claudio X. González, and former officials of the National Electoral Institute (INE), is the only option that appears likely to obtain its registration as a new opposition political force in the 2027 election, because the two far-right projects with open affinity to Donald Trump, Republican Mexico and Viva Mexico Movement, have already failed because they have not held a single assembly and their affiliations are minimal.

Indeed, the Viva México Movement, led by actor [and former boy-band performer – Editor] Eduardo Verástegui, has only registered slightly more than 14,000 members so far this year, while Republican Mexico, chaired by Juan Iván Peña Neder and including Americans Larry Rubin and Gricha Raether, has only managed to register 3,500 people. Neither group has held any assemblies.

For an organization to obtain registration as a national political party with the INE (National Electoral Institute) and therefore be able to compete in the 2027 elections, it must have held at least 20 state assemblies or 200 district assemblies with a minimum of 3,000 members in the first case and 300 members in the second. It must also have at least 256,030 members in total, equivalent to 0.26 percent of the federal electoral roll.

Neo-Pentecostal opportunists Construyendo Sociedades de Paz, backed by MORENA’s Hugo Eric Flores Cervantes, is the second most mobilized political force seeking INE certification.

According to the latest reports from the INE regarding the process of forming national political parties, neither Somos México, nor México Republicano nor the Viva México Movement had met the requirements set by the local authority, although the group formed by the actors of the Pink Tide has the best chance of obtaining registration.

Figures from the Electoral Institute show that Somos México has already held 180 of the 200 required district assemblies. Four months ago, at the end of July, it had held 62 assemblies, meaning it has averaged about 29 assemblies per month since then, putting it on track to meet this goal. However, in terms of membership, it is still far from its target. The latest available report indicates that it has been able to add 111,228 members to its project, not even half of the final objective.

Somos México’s Guadalupe Acosta Naranja & Emilio Álvarez Icaza, with a combined age of 121 years, were recently spotted at the astro-turfed “Gen Z” march, which devolved into a spectacle of violence courtesy of hirelings masquerading as a Black Bloc.

Somos México is driven by high-profile former electoral officials and figures associated with the traditional opposition and the Pink Tide movement. Key promoters include former PRD member Guadalupe Acosta Naranja, former PAN senator Emilio Álvarez Icaza, Edmundo Jacobo Molina, who served as Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Institute (INE) for over 14 years, and Leonardo Valdés Zurita, former president of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). Also involved are Carlos Ferrer Silva, former head of the Technical Unit for Electoral Disputes, and former council member Rodrigo Morales.

This group was formed from the remnants of the National Civic Front and the organizations that promoted the Pink Tide, which initially defended the National Electoral Institute (INE) against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Plan B. The Pink Tide was comprised of citizens, but also members of the National Action Party (PAN) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), such as Cecilia Soto, Emilio Álvarez Icaza, Gustavo Madero, Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo, and Fernando Belaunzarán, who today support the Somos MX effort.

The promoters of Somos México have declared that their platform is neither right-wing nor left-wing, but rather “rights-based.” The party’s objective is to be an ally of opposition parties. Edmundo Jacobo Molina, who left the INE (National Electoral Institute) with a severance package of 10 million pesos, has defended his individual right to seek the creation of a political party, arguing that while he was executive secretary he maintained a neutral and impartial role.

Although the law requires them to participate independently in the 2027 midterm elections, their leaders have already announced that they will encourage a grand opposition alliance in 2030. However, the project faces challenges in meeting the INE’s requirements: of 119 assemblies attempted, they have only been able to hold 62 of the 200 required for registration.

Eduardo Verástegui (r), not closeted… about his politics.

Ultra Failure

“Look what we are going to do to the terrorist POLICIES of the 2030 Agenda, gender ideology, the climate change deception and the promiscuous and fuel-stealing politics of Mexico,” wrote the pro-Trump actor Eduardo Verástegui on November 21, who has failed to register his political project, Movimiento Viva México, by not having registered any assembly.

Adding to this is the dispute with the President of Argentina, the far-right Javier Milei, which led to the cancellation of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) summit that was to be held in Mexico this November. Instead, the Viva México Summit, a private event, took place on November 15 in Santa Fe.

Even though Verástegui insists there is no real opposition or right wing, it is practically a given that he will not be able to lead a project that participates in the 2030 election. Besides not having any assembly, and only having 14,345 members, far short of the 256,030 affiliates required.

With the Viva México Movement, Verástegui sought to represent the conservative sector that, according to his supporters, Mexico needs as a “political counterweight”.

Verástegui, who maintains a close friendship with Donald Trump, whom he describes as his “friend,” and celebrated his second term, asserting that if the United States does well, Mexico does well, thus adds another failure to his record. This comes after he also failed to secure the independent presidential nomination in the 2023-2024 election, where he only obtained 16 percent (180,622) of the required signatures. Furthermore, he faced an investigation by the National Electoral Institute (INE) for the possible illegal financing of 6.9 million pesos received from abroad (Partner 305 LLC, linked to the political strategy of the Latin American far right).

Republican Party (Mexico) backer Larry Rubin (r) with Ronald Johnson, US Ambassador and Death Squad Diplomat, a CIA agent & Green Beret whose blood-drenched record involves activity in some of the most ghastly crimes of US imperialism in Central America in the 1980s.

The other failure of the far right came from the Republican Mexico party, headed by former PRI member Juan Iván Peña Neder, who is openly aligned with Donald Trump’s policies. The project has the backing of Larry Rubin, president of the American Society and an enthusiastic supporter of the Republican Party in Mexico, as “general advisor,” and Gricha Raether, former spokesperson for the Democratic Party, as secretary general.

Despite the fact that the Mexican Constitution (Article 33) mandates that foreigners not interfere in political affairs, Peña Neder defends the participation of Rubin and Raether, asserting that both possess Mexican nationality. However, both openly support the United States government and its policies, with Raether even justifying the possibility of a US military invasion of Mexico if the cartels are declared terrorist organizations, given the alleged inaction of the Mexican state.

The latest report from the INE indicates that Republican Mexico has not held any assemblies and only has 3,510 members.