Politics · Mexico · 1 hr ago
Ebrard says he is focused on trade deal, not 2030 presidential race
Mexico’s Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said he is focused on his current job, not on whether he will run for president in 2030.
He said people can leave him off lists of potential candidates for now, but asked them not to count him out politically.
His priority is completing the review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement this year, he said after appearing before Mexico’s Senate.
Ebrard has sought the presidency twice and competed against Claudia Sheinbaum and Adán Augusto López Hernández in Morena’s 2018 selection contest.
The 2030 candidate discussion grew after Green Party senator Manuel Velasco backed Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch as a possible contender.
Ebrard said he would return to the question later, while continuing his work on the trade deal.
Mexico’s Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said his focus is completing the review of the trade agreement with the United States and Canada, not campaigning for president in 2030.
He asked to be removed from lists of potential candidates but said he should not be counted out permanently.
Ebrard made the comments after appearing before Mexico’s Senate.
He said he would consider what comes next after completing his current work.
- Who
- Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s economy secretary.
- What
- He said he is focused on the trade agreement review and asked to be removed from lists of possible 2030 presidential candidates for now.
- When
- October 20, 2026, according to the publication time of one report.
- Where
- After appearing before the Senate in Mexico.
- Why
- He said completing the trade agreement review is his current priority.
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Ebrard asked to be removed from lists of possible candidates for Mexico’s 2030 presidential election.
After appearing before the Senate, Ebrard said he was focused on the trade agreement review and asked to be removed from candidate lists.
- Position
- Secretary of Economy of Mexico
- Trade agreement
- Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada
- Current priority
- Complete the treaty review this year
- Election under discussion
- Mexico’s 2030 presidential election
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What people are saying
My concentration today is to get this done, and take me off your lists.
Don’t kill me, just erase me.