Mexico Senator Leaves PAN, Joins Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Published 21 January 2018

Senator Gabriela Cuevas announced today she will join Morena, the party of frontrunner presidential candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

A Mexico senator from the center-leaning political party, National Action Party (PAN) is switching her congressional party affiliation. Senator Gabriela Cuevas announced today she will join the National Regeneration Movement, or Morena, the party of leftist presidential candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Obrador is the presidential frontrunner most likely set to win the July elections, according to recent polls out of Mexico. He is running on a pro-social welfare program and anti-corruption platform. He was Mexico City mayor from 2000 to 2005 and ran in the 2006 and 2012 elections.

“Today’s challenge is to move past party lines and transition toward a real democracy”, said Cuevas on her personal Facebook profile.

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