End of the myth?

The results of the recent municipal elections in Durango and Veracruz, in which Morena lost ground it thought was firmly in its name, demonstrate that the opposition is not dead, that money doesn't convince everyone, and that the unbeatable party is a myth.

Morena invested unrestricted financial, material, and human resources in both entities to demonstrate that it was unbeatable.

But the cherry party suffered perhaps its worst defeat since coming to power, the first under President Claudia Sheinbaum 's administration.

It is not understood, first, how the Morena party lost key municipalities in Veracruz, for example, if it had been governed "by the best governor" in the country, Cuitláhuac García , according to López Obrador, who went down in history for that phrase in which he recognized that in that state the "4T was already noticeable because they did not charge in the public bathrooms" at the toll booths.

It is also unclear how they lost if they had swept the opposition in the presidential election a year earlier.

In Durango, it's out of the question; Andy López Obrador was responsible. They thought that threatening voters with the loss of their social programs would be enough, but that didn't happen.

The lesson of the election, as Alejandro Moreno , president of the PRI, asserts, is that the invincible party is a myth; that opposition parties, alone, can fight for power with good candidates and coalitions, and could be much more effective.

Morena would have to take the results seriously, in view of the 2027 election—in 2026, there will be local elections in Coahuila, and it's already safe to say that the cherry on top won't be in that state—which will be vitally important to keeping López Obrador's political project alive.

While the opposition is gaining strength, within Morena, the shock continues, the blame game continues, and the division between the radical and moderate groups deepens.

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Regarding Veracruz, Governor Rocío Nahle accused the Citizen Movement party of having allied itself with figures linked to organized crime to win municipal presidencies.

Nahle mentioned at least three criminals accused of health crimes and money laundering who worked on behalf of the Citizen Movement candidates, for example in Las Choapas.

The MC won 42 of the 212 mayoralties in contention, a growth that surprised even its own members.

The problem is that Nahle has already warned that she will NOT co-govern with the elected mayors of the MC, "but without forgetting the population," which implies a breakdown in the institutional relationship between mayors and governor.

Poor Veracruzans who will be between the gun and indifference.

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Although the Mexican government has not officially commented on the events that occurred on the border between our country and Guatemala, the governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez , accused Guatemalan law enforcement of colluding with organized crime cartels .

As you may recall, on Sunday afternoon, a group of Chiapas special forces known as Pakal entered the Guatemalan municipality of Huehuetenango in pursuit of a convoy of armed men.

In the video circulating online, a vehicle from the neighboring country's army can be seen standing between the members of the Mexican group and the alleged criminals.

Likewise, a Guatemalan police patrol is seen idling, with the crew taking no action.

Mexico's official position will be known today, but Ramírez had the grounds to support his statement.

@adriantrejo