Va por México
- Politics of Mexico
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- Elections
Va por México (lit. transl. "Goes for Mexico" or figuratively "It’s for Mexico") was a Mexican electoral alliance formed by the National Action Party (PAN), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) to compete in the 2021 Mexican legislative election.[2]
The coalition competed in 219 electoral districts, of which 77 corresponded to candidates of the PRI, 72 to candidates of the PAN, and 70 to candidates of the PRD.[3]
History
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The coalition arose in opposition to MORENA, its political alliance Juntos Hacemos Historia, and the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Marko Cortés, National President of the PAN, assured that, although there was debate over the coalition within the party, the critical situation in the country, where "institutions and the democratic system are threatened", was put at the forefront of the decision to participate. He also stressed a modernization agenda and the objective "to defend what we have achieved over many years".[2]
The coalition fielded candidates in 219 of the 300 federal electoral districts, covering all the districts of 18 states and some districts of five others. Of these, 77 belonged to the PRI, 72 to the PAN, and 70 to the PRD.[3]
On September 7, 2022, after the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) announced negotiations with MORENA over a security bill, the National Action Party (PAN) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) announced a "temporary suspension" of the alliance. [4] However, the political parties declared on January 12, 2023, that they had reestablished their alliance and would now compete in several gubernatorial and presidential elections in 2024.[5]
State elections
The coalition also competed in the 2021 state elections, in which the governors of 15 states were elected. In each state, the coalition is made up of different parties, incorporating in some cases state political parties.
State | Parties | Coalition Name | ||||
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Baja California | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Baja California | ||
Baja California Sur | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Baja California Sur | ||
Campeche | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Campeche | ||
Chihuahua | ![]() | ![]() | Nos une Chihuahua | |||
Colima | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Sí por Colima | ||
Guerrero | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Guerrero | |||
Michoacán | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Equipo por Michoacán | ||
Nayarit | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Nayarit | ||
Nuevo León | ![]() | ![]() | Nuevo León adelante | |||
Querétaro | No coalition | |||||
San Luis Potosí | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Sí por San Luis Potosí | |
Sinaloa | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Sinaloa | ||
Sonora | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Sonora | ||
Tlaxcala | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Unidos por Tlaxcala |
Zacatecas | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Va por Zacatecas |
References
- ^ Jiménez, Horacio (22 December 2020). "PAN, PRI y PRD presentan su coalición Va por México para la elección federal de 2021" [PAN, PRI and PRD present their Va por México coalition for the 2021 federal election]. El Universal (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Va Por México anuncia su participación en las elecciones de 2021" [Va Por México announces its participation in the 2021 elections]. Forbes (in Spanish). 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b "'Va por México' amplía convenio de coalición a 219 distritos" ['Va por México' extends coalition agreement to 219 districts] (in Spanish). Excélsior. 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Cisma en la oposición mexicana: El PAN y el PRD suspenden su alianza con el PRI". 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Edomex y Coahuila para el PRI; PAN lleva mano para 2024". 12 January 2023.