Politics · Mexico · 5 hrs ago
PT rules out immediate split with Morena but demands respect for its left-wing identity
Mexico’s Labor Party (PT) says it is not about to break its alliance with Morena, the country’s governing party.
PT coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies Reginaldo Sandoval said the alliance’s future depends on how Morena treats its partner and whether it respects the coalition’s left-wing identity.
He said the PT is concerned that the alliance is moving toward the center-right, while the PT wants a center-left course.
The parties are also preparing to choose candidates for future elections, and Sandoval said disputed selections should be settled through neutral opinion polls.
The PT has named possible candidates for those polls in Michoacán, Colima, Zacatecas and Nuevo León.
Sandoval said Morena’s decisions will determine whether the alliance continues, and argued that the PT has supported the political project for decades.
He also warned against repeating past mistakes that he said cost Morena support.
The Labor Party (PT) ruled out an immediate break with Morena but said the alliance’s future depends on how it is treated and whether its left-wing identity is respected.
PT coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies Reginaldo Sandoval said the coalition was moving toward the center-right, while the PT wanted a genuine center-left position.
Sandoval said candidate-selection disputes should be settled through neutral, jointly proposed scientific polls after Morena completes its internal processes.
The PT has proposed Raúl Morón, Joel Padilla, Giovana Bañuelos and Jesús as candidates to take part in polls in four states.
Sandoval said responsibility for meeting the alliance’s expectations rests with Morena, which he described as the PT’s main ally.
- Who
- Reginaldo Sandoval, the PT coordinator in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies, spoke about the party’s alliance with Morena.
- What
- The PT ruled out an immediate split but said the alliance’s future depends on respectful treatment and recognition of its left-wing identity.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Chamber of Deputies in San Lázaro, Mexico City.
- Why
- The PT is concerned that the coalition is moving toward the center-right and wants a genuine center-left direction.
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Sandoval said the PT accompanied Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s project from the 1994 exodus.
Sandoval cited the PT’s support in elections in 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018 and 2024.
Sandoval ruled out an immediate break with Morena and set out the PT’s concerns about the alliance.
Sandoval said neutral polls should be held in areas where the PT or the Green Party has doubts about candidate choices.
- PT coordinator
- Reginaldo Sandoval
- Four states
- Michoacán, Colima, Zacatecas and Nuevo León
- PT candidate names
- Raúl Morón, Joel Padilla, Giovana Bañuelos and Jesús
- Poll standard
- Scientific polls that the parties do not control
- Article publication
- October 12, 2026
What people are saying
We feel that, as things are now, it is moving toward the center-right, and we do not want to go there. The PT wants the center-left. A real left.
Who is responsible for whether these scenarios are fulfilled? Our main ally. Morena, because we are the real Fourth Transformation.
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