Austerity & Humility
Despite enormous social progress in the nearly seven years of the Fourth Transformation, the task of demolishing the sense of belonging and esprit de corps of the political class remains largely pending.
Morena
A Manicure with a Machete
At Morena’s National Council’s sixth session in May, delegates passed ethical guidelines based on President Sheinbaum’s letter to the party, but for many attendees the question remained how these guidelines would be enforced.
Morena Supporters Deliver Letter Demanding Party be “Democratized”
The Morena members identified a number of issues, such as state leaders and municipal executive committees seeking to remain in office after their term expires, lack of clarity regarding the membership registry, and an internal democratic deficit that leads to self-censorship and disenchantment.
Effective Principles
The continuation of Mexico’s Fourth Transformation depends on what AMLO refered to as the revolution of consciences, in which political education plays a key role.
Morena to Establish Admissions Committee
The announcement follows long-standing criticism of Morena’s practice of recruiting dubious candidates from disgraced political parties above its own membership, criticism which grew louder from within Morena and the Fourth Transformation movement in the previous months
Of Principled Pragmatism & Other Demons
Given the unrestricted defense of pragmatism in Morena as a way to keep Mexico safe from the threat of the far right, one must question whether what is gradually strengthening the right is not a policy of unrestricted openness to figures from the “Old Regime” who insistently operate and construct their own stockpiles of power.
The Temptation of Other People’s Applause
Governing from the left doesn’t mean preserving what exists, but rather transforming it. It’s not enough to occupy the government: power must be used to break structures that sustain inequality. Sharing the path with those who have already derailed it is to derail the project.
MORENA SETS RULES FOR INTERNAL COMPETITION; BANS NEPOTISM IN 2027
The document reiterates recommendations made by President Claudia Sheinbaum in a letter she wrote following the scandal involving Senator Andrea Chávez and internal disputes that have arisen in other states, such as Coahuila.
GUIDELINES FOR ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR REPRESENTATIVES, PUBLIC SERVANTS, PROTAGONISTS OF TRUE CHANGE, AND MORENA MILITANTS
On Sunday, May 4th, Morena adopted a ban on electoral nepotism and expanded the ethical guidelines its leaders, elected officials, militants and candidates must follow. These are the guidelines.
WHO’S IN CHARGE OF MORENA?
Viri Ríos says Claudia Sheinbaum’s message is clear: Morena’s leaders have failed or have been unwilling to put the party back on track, and the President has grown tired of simply watching.