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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Claudia Sheinbaum’s letter was full of compelling words and moral guidance, but will that be enough to tame excess, discipline internal factions and purge corporate interests?
“Some modest suggestions to the Morena leadership, for the good of our country, our people, and our Movement.”
Since 2021, as a Morena representative in Congress, Alejandro Robles Gómez has been a strong advocate for human rights, migrant rights, and uplifting the poor.
The Soberanía Podcast will be joined by special guest Dr. Violeta Vázquez-Rojas to breakdown the first presidential debate between Claudia Sheinbaum, Xóchitl Gálvez, and Jorge Álvarez Máynez.