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Senator Néstor Camarillo Quits PRI, Cutting Its Senate Bloc to 13 and Jeopardizing a Vice Presidency

A reshuffled seat count now places the PVEM ahead of the PRI in the upper chamber, and an imminent Mesa Directiva vote will decide the PRI’s standing in Senate leadership.

El senador Néstor Camarillo durante una rueda de prensa, en el Comité Municipal del PRI. FOTO: Diego Alducin/Agencia Enfoque
Cae PRI a cuarta fuerza en Senado; tambalea su vicepresidencia
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Néstor Camarillo, Senador de Puebla que anunció su renuncia al PRI. Foto: X @NestorCamarillo

Overview

  • Camarillo announced via video that he is leaving the PRI and the Puebla state leadership to pursue what he called a “true citizen agenda” while remaining in opposition.
  • The PRI’s Senate group falls to 13 members, dropping the party to fourth place as the PVEM moves to third with 14 seats.
  • The new Mesa Directiva will be elected Friday, and senators say the PRI could lose its vice-presidential slot—or even be left without a seat—depending on whether a previously added fourth vice presidency is maintained.
  • Under PRI statutes, Puebla’s state leadership passes to Delfina Pozos Vergara as interim president, with Gabriela Fuentes Pérez assuming the secretary general role.
  • Media report talks between Camarillo and Movimiento Ciudadano about a possible switch, though MC has not confirmed any incorporation.