Overview

• At a packed event in Morelia, Sen. Araceli Saucedo delivered her first legislative report as chants for “gobernadora” underscored her rising profile in Michoacán.
• Saucedo said she remains in Morena’s Senate caucus and stated her loyalty to President Claudia Sheinbaum, following Morena leader Luisa María Alcalde’s recent rejection of a PRD alliance.
• Morena senator Alejandro Murat publicly promoted Saucedo as a potential 2027 gubernatorial contender, declaring that “gobernadora se escribe con A.”
• PRD Michoacán chair Octavio Ocampo called Saucedo the party’s most important figure in the state and pledged unified support heading into 2027.
• Michoacán’s government secretary Raúl Zepeda attended on the governor’s behalf and said Saucedo has Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla’s backing.