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Morena Morena’s internal selection drive continues to broaden its grassroots assemblies and internal candidate races expand across Mexican states. In Sonora, state committee president Judith Armenta Cota confirmed Mexico. State‑level grassroots assemblies are proceeding in Hermosillo, Ures, Moctezuma, Naco Sonora, Cozumel and Huásabas other regions as part of a national plan for more than 2,400 the nationwide “Assemblies in Defense of the Sovereignty.” Similar meetings took place in Cozumel, where local officials called for heightened citizen awareness of national sovereignty. Sovereignty” program. The party’s coordination race for the Defense Defence of the Transformation and Sovereignty National progresses, with sees candidates such as Andy López Beltrán, engineer Bernardo Bosch, Graciela Domínguez, Tere Guerra Ochoa and Milena Quiroga touring states like Tabasco, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur, stressing emphasizing accountability and a level playing field. In late July, additional Morena pledged austerity measures for aspirants traveled through Michoacán and Sinaloa, meeting residents in Zamora, La Piedad, Taximácuaro, Concordia, Rosario and Mazatlán. They highlighted agriculture, youth employment and defence of national sovereignty, while also participating in a reforestation activity in Tlaxcala. Opposition PAN figures also conducted local tours, underscoring the broader political outreach ahead of upcoming internal contest, especially in Sonora. A two‑stage selections. The party’s vetting protocol presented process, originally outlined by Ariadna Montiel Reyes will screen over 20,000 pre‑candidates Reyes, is being reinforced. New selection rules announced for links the State of Mexico and nationally require candidates to organized crime, gender‑based violence, corruption provide evidence of political trajectory, ethical conduct and possible psychological concerns, drawing criticism from opposition parties. party alignment, undergo background and criminal‑record checks, and sign commitment letters pledging compliance. The guidelines stress legality, transparency, zero tolerance for nepotism and a uniform evaluation based on surveys, probity and municipal performance. Strategically, Morena is negotiating formal coalitions remains in talks with the Labor Party (PT) PT and the Green Ecologist Party (PVEM) PVEM for coalitions in 16 of the 17 governorships up for election in 2027, while internal mayoral polls show incumbents in Iztapalapa and Gustavo A. Madero holding strong leads. Discussions continue about preventing the re‑election of four high‑profile Mexico City mayors to shape the party’s 2030 gubernatorial ambitions.