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Morelos Congress Swears In Fernando Blumenkron as State Attorney General

A secret ballot from a governor-submitted shortlist gives him a nine-year mandate.

Overview

  • Blumenkron secured 19 votes, meeting the two‑thirds threshold, with backing from Morena, PVEM, Nueva Alianza and support from PAN, PRI and Movimiento Ciudadano.
  • Lawmakers voted by cédula to choose from Governor Margarita González Sarabia’s terna, selecting Blumenkron over Jorge Esquivel Gutiérrez and Juan Manuel Zurita.
  • He replaces Edgar Maldonado Ceballos, now secretary of government, after serving 12 days as acting chief and previously working as metropolitan prosecutor since February.
  • Upon taking the oath, he emphasized continuity, staff professionalization and a victim‑centered approach focused on disappearances, femicides and vulnerable groups.
  • His background includes a UAEM law degree with honors, master’s degrees from CIDHEM and Université de Bretagne Occidentale, and roles spanning electoral magistrate, PGR victim services director, subprosecutor and state public security secretary.