Overview
- Manuel Velasco, coordinator of the PVEM Senate group, publicly 'destapó' Harfuch on Tuesday and compared him to a beloved national figure while saying Harfuch tops opinion polls and could run in 2030.
- Velasco credited Harfuch with large security gains, including a claimed 52% fall in homicides and more than 2,600 dismantled labs, a set of figures presented as party assertions and not independently verified in the coverage.
- Columnist Carlos Loret de Mola argued the PVEM has acted as Harfuch's political platform since 2024 and noted the party's recent gain of gubernatorial candidacies gives it money, territory and organizational reach useful for a presidential launch.
- The coverage reports growing tension inside the governing coalition, with hardline Morena factions described as having tried to veto Harfuch and with reports of coordinated online attacks tied by columnists to government communications actors.
- Background context shows Harfuch rose as a high‑profile security official, survived a 2020 assassination attempt and was sidelined in Morena's 2024 Mexico City contest, and PVEM's backing could transform those political dynamics ahead of 2030.