Overview
- In a short video, Luisa María Alcalde said she will stay on as Morena's national leader unless President Claudia Sheinbaum asks her to leave.
- She denied any rift inside the ruling party and accused the opposition and the right of spreading unfounded rumors and slander.
- Alcalde called the narratives sexist and rejected talk of a supposed 'manotazo' from Palenque, a rumor that hinted at pressure from former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
- She thanked Sheinbaum for her support, and the president, when pressed on the chatter, praised Alcalde's work at the party's helm.
- Alcalde became Morena's leader in September 2024, replacing Mario Delgado, while Andrés Manuel López Beltrán was named party organization secretary.