Politics · Mexico · 1 day ago
Colima Green Party leader quits over alliance with Morena
Virgilio Mendoza, a senator from Mexico’s Green Party, has resigned as the party’s leader in Colima.
He said he opposed the party’s alliance with Morena and the selection of Rosi Bayardo as the coalition’s state coordinator.
Morena, the Green Party and the Labor Party form the governing coalition known as the 4T.
Bayardo is the mayor of Manzanillo and is close to Colima Governor Indira Vizcaíno.
Around 40 local Green Party figures also left their posts to join a movement with Mendoza.
The dispute exposes tensions within the coalition as it prepares for Mexico’s 2027 governor elections.
The 17 state coordinators are expected to become the coalition’s virtual candidates within weeks.
Virgilio Mendoza Amezcua resigned as leader of the Green Party in Colima in protest against its alliance with Morena.
He objected to Rosi Bayardo’s appointment as the state coordinator for the defense of the 4T.
Mendoza said he had been notified of the decision and cited pressure from the party’s national leadership to accept the alliance.
About 40 local Green Party figures also resigned from their posts to join a movement for change.
- Who
- Virgilio Mendoza Amezcua, a Green Party senator and its leader in Colima, resigned.
- What
- He quit the state party leadership in protest against the alliance with Morena and the appointment of Rosi Bayardo.
- When
- After Bayardo’s appointment; the report was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Colima, Mexico.
- Why
- Mendoza said he opposed the alliance and objected to the decision to appoint Bayardo.
Virgilio Mendoza and local Green Party figures
Green Party and Morena alliance supporters
Alliance
Virgilio Mendoza and local Green Party figures
Mendoza said he opposed the alliance and had been notified of the decision.
Green Party and Morena alliance supporters
The national parties reached agreements to form the alliance; the article reports support for the agreements from Green Party electoral coordinator Arturo Escobar.
Bayardo’s appointment
Virgilio Mendoza and local Green Party figures
Mendoza said Bayardo had not met expectations.
Green Party and Morena alliance supporters
Bayardo was appointed coordinator for the defense of the 4T in Colima.
I do not agree, as a person from Colima, with this alliance.
I was only notified of the decision.
There are 60 percent of people from Colima who want change.
Rosi Bayardo joined the project of Indira Vizcaíno, now governor of Colima.
Indira Vizcaíno’s father publicly predicted that Bayardo would become mayor of Manzanillo and later governor of Colima.
Bayardo won the Manzanillo mayoral election with more than 43,000 votes as part of the Morena-PT-Green Party coalition.
Bayardo took leave from her post to compete for the state coordinator role.
Infobae reported that Mendoza resigned after Bayardo’s appointment and that about 40 local Green Party figures also left their posts.
- Resigning leader
- Virgilio Mendoza Amezcua
- Party post
- Leader of the Green Party in Colima
- Appointed coordinator
- Rosi Bayardo
- Local resignations
- About 40 Green Party figures
- Published
- October 10, 2026
Sources
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