Va por México

Mexican electoral alliance

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

States where the coalition is fielding candidates for the Chamber of Deputies:
  Alliance in all of the state's electoral districts
  Alliance in some of the state's electoral districts

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 claims to support social causes, the defense of employment, support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the eradication of violence against women.[4]

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. [5] 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.[6]

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
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

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "'Va por México' buscará regreso del régimen antipopular y de privilegios, pero es legítimo: AMLO". El Financiero. 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Cisma en la oposición mexicana: El PAN y el PRD suspenden su alianza con el PRI". 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Edomex y Coahuila para el PRI; PAN lleva mano para 2024". 12 January 2023.