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Morena Launches Nationwide Section Assemblies; Sheinbaum to Meet Congressional Leaders on September Agenda

The meeting will outline which initiatives the government wants approved in the next session.

conformó comités seccionales en diversos municipios del estado. /Cortesía
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Los comités eligieron a sus presidentes mediante el voto.
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Overview

  • Thousands of assemblies held on August 17 across states including CDMX, Michoacán and Jalisco began installing 71,541 section committees, with weekly Sunday meetings planned through late January.
  • The committees are defined as permanent local units for electoral organization, voter outreach, affiliation and distribution of the party’s newspaper.
  • Party leader Luisa María Alcalde led an assembly in Coyoacán, reported about 8 million affiliates nationwide and reiterated a 10 million goal before year-end.
  • Initial counts varied for the inaugural day, with Morena citing roughly 6,000 simultaneous meetings and other party tallies reporting just over 7,000.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will meet this evening with Ricardo Monreal and Adán Augusto López to align priorities including judicial reform, a new Customs Law and the budget package for the period starting September 1.