On its 97th anniversary, PRI leader Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas called on PAN and Movimiento Ciudadano to form an opposition alliance to counter Morena in the 2027 elections. The appeal aims to unite forces to defend democratic institutions and balance political power. Meanwhile, debate over President Claudia Sheinbaum's electoral reform creates divisions among allied and opposition parties.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) marked its 97th anniversary on March 5, 2026, with a social media message urging a coalition with the National Action Party (PAN) and Movimiento Ciudadano (MC). PRI national leader Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas stressed the need to set aside differences to form a broader opposition bloc than in the 2024 elections. 'The union of political forces is indispensable to defend democratic institutions and offer a government alternative,' Moreno stated.
The PRI released '10 reasons to build an alliance to save Mexico,' including claims that denying alliances benefits those in power, the opposition cannot afford to compete among themselves while the country loses opportunities, and alliances defend democracy. Moreno also called on the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM) to join against Sheinbaum's electoral reform, calling it a 'mad initiative'.
In contrast, the PT ratified its alliance with Morena and PVEM for the 2027 and 2030 elections. Its coordinator in San Lázaro, Reginaldo Sandoval, noted: 'In all the elections where PT, Green, and Morena have gone together, we have won, and where we have gone alone, we have lost them all.' Sandoval rejected the electoral reform, stating it represents a setback and that all 49 PT deputies will vote against it.
President Sheinbaum downplayed the PT and PVEM rejections, describing them as 'different viewpoints' rather than betrayal of the Fourth Transformation. She said she would wait for the debate and vote before defining 2027 coalitions and is preparing a 'plan B' if the reform fails. The initiative amends 11 constitutional articles, including a 25% cut in party funding and a 27% reduction in official media time.
The PAN, led by Jorge Romero, announced it will give 'not a single vote' to the reform, prioritizing issues like organized crime infiltration in elections. Movimiento Ciudadano presented its own proposal, including mandatory voting from age 16 and the elimination of local electoral bodies (OPLEs). Morena holds 253 deputies and needs 334 to pass it.
