The National Regeneration Movement (Morena) continues to stain the map of the Aztec country with a cherry color. With its victory in the State of Mexico, where the PRI had ruled uninterrupted for a century, López Obrador's party now controls two out of three states in the country, while the opposition has achieved its first coalition victory in Coahuila . The last electoral process before the 2024 presidential elections has ended in a draw, reinforcing the pro-government project with an important symbolic victory and giving hope to the unified opposition regarding its chances of fighting to succeed López Obrador.
More than 15 million people were called to participate in this process that took place without serious incidents, apart from some complaint of vote buying, but which registered low participation rates: 46.5% for the State of Mexico and 54, 2% in Coahuila. According to preliminary data from the National Electoral Institute (INE), Morena's candidate, Delfina Gómez, would obtain between 52% and 54% of the votes, while her rival, Alejandra del Moral, would obtain between 43 % and 45%. Despite the fact that this scenario will still have to be endorsed by official scrutiny, the candidate of the opposition coalition 'Va por México' has already acknowledged her defeat and has wished her opponent: "all the success for the good for Mexican families".
The State of Mexico has always been considered the best thermometer to measure the political pulse of Mexican society, since it is the most populous and socially diverse territory in the country, made up mainly of industrial and peripheral populations that surround Mexico City. . In her second attempt, Delfina Gómez, a 60-year-old teacher, daughter of a bricklayer and a seamstress, has become the first woman to govern the entity and has put an end to almost a century of PRI governments. Early Monday morning, surrounded by thousands of followers and a mariachi band, Gómez celebrated her triumph in the central square of Toluca, "I ask life to allow me to demonstrate with facts that this show of confidence was worth it. Love with love is paid. And the love that you have given me, I hope to return it with work".
In line with the movement's austerity policy, the Morenista candidate announced a joint cabinet and salary reductions in the political class "to help the elderly, rural teachers, people with disabilities, peasants and our youth. Ours will be a open government, that listens, because we want to know first-hand the needs. No corruption, no 'transas', we go with everything against the sea of corruption". For his part, President López Obrador has expressed his satisfaction with the results and has welcomed the fact that his project continues to reach more territories, "the people are not going to allow a reversal of what has already begun with this 'Fourth Transformation' ".
After the first results were revealed, the opposition leaders of the PRI, PAN and PRD, Alejandro Moreno, Marko Cortés and Jesús Zambrano, left the State of Mexico and traveled to Coahuila, a desert state, traditionally conservative and bordering Texas, to celebrate the resounding victory of his candidate, Manolo Jiménez, who scored more than 30 points from the Morenista aspirant, Armando Guadiana. For the first time, the opposition coalition 'Va por México' has obtained a victory under this formula that they aspire to repeat in the presidential elections next year.
"The opposition is not dead, but this result is a very hard blow to their real chances of being competitive in 2024," Khemvirg Puente, a professor at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, explains to EL MUNDO. , who considers that Morena, "has consolidated territorially, but does not have absolute power." One of the aspects that will mark the presidential elections, in the opinion of the political scientist, will be participation, "if it is high, as has happened in Coahuila, it can contribute to the advantages that open up among the majority that Morena seems to have."
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