Overview

• Sen. Luis Armando Melgar endorsed national coordinator Arturo Escobar’s proposal for the Green Party to compete independently in at least 17 states.
• Melgar escalated tensions by calling specific Morena figures “ratas,” naming Rutilio Escandón, José Manuel “Pepe” Cruz and the so‑called Grupo Tabasco in corruption accusations.
• The PVEM has been allied with Morena since 2018, yet leaders, including Karen Castrejón, have openly analyzed running alone after citing past solo success in San Luis Potosí.
• State-level maneuvering is intensifying, with Zacatecas aspirations tied to Saúl Monreal and talk in Tamaulipas that Maki Ortiz could contend under the PVEM label.
• The debate unfolds ahead of the 2027 midterms that will renew the Chamber of Deputies, multiple governorships, local congresses, mayoralties and hundreds of judgeships.