Overview

• PVEM national figures Karen Castrejón, Arturo Escobar and Manuel Velasco publicly unveiled José Alberto Couttolenc as a prospective gubernatorial contender during his legislative report in Toluca.
• Morena’s Horacio Duarte rebuked the move as premature, reminding that the next State of México gubernatorial election is in 2029 and urging unity within the 4T.
• The PVEM asserts it is the second force in the state, holding 19 municipal governments and a strong presence in the local congress.
• Couttolenc highlights roughly 100 legislative proposals with about 30 approved, including classifying violencia vicaria as a serious crime, deploying the ‘pulsera centinela,’ and creating a gender-focused prosecutor’s office.
• He says the party will support the Sheinbaum and Delfina Gómez administrations while allowing municipalities and districts to decide on 2027 alliances, emphasizing five policy axes and environmental measures such as converting open dumps and installing rainwater capture systems.