Overview

• Morena’s leadership imposed an internal ban barring direct relatives of public servants from contesting the 2027 elections, predating a national anti-nepotism law set for 2030 implementation
• Senator Ignacio Mier published a video stating his kinship with Governor Alejandro Armenta is an eighth- or tenth-degree tie and primarily a political affiliation
• Governor Armenta reaffirmed that no candidates surnamed “Armenta” or “Mier” may stand in 2027 or 2030 and joked that Mier could change his last name to qualify
• There is no formal legal ruling on the familial connection, turning the dispute into a public contest over party discipline and candidacy eligibility
• The confrontation underscores broader tensions in Morena as figures like Claudia Sheinbaum and Luisa María Alcalde enforce anti-nepotism directives while members press local ambitions