Overview
- Morena and the Partido del Trabajo opened formal talks Thursday to address PT objections to Morena-run surveys used to select state coordinators for the 2027 elections.
- The Comité Ejecutivo Estatal de Morena in Morelos announced it will not form an alliance with the PT after PT militants blockaded Cuernavaca and chained the state government palace, actions that prompted the state government to say it will file two legal complaints.
- Morena’s national leadership says allied proposals were included in the surveys and that in at least two states a pollster proposed by the PT carried out a mirrored 'encuesta espejo' to accommodate partners.
- The PT has threatened to run alone in some or all states if its demands on parallel polls are not met, and analysts warn that disgruntled Morena figures could defect to the PT or other options, risking a split of the officialist vote in key states.
- The dispute matters because control of multiple governorships and legislative majorities in 2027 depends on coalition unity, so the talks will be watched for whether they produce wider mirrored polls, renewed state-level ruptures, or negotiated seat swaps.