According to Preliminary Electoral Results Program of the Electoral Institute of Mexico City (IECM), Clara Brugadacandidate of the coalition between Morena-PVEM-PT, is the virtual winner to assume the Head of Government for the next six years.
At the same time, with more than 90% of the minutes captured, the competition for the 16 mayoralties results in 11 possible victories for the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) and 5 for the opposition alliance Va Por la Ciudad de México, which indicates to a reconfiguration of the political map that has undergone constant changes since 2018.
Thus, Morena is shaping up to govern for the next three years in the mayoralties. Gustavo A. Madero, Azcapotzalco, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Tláhuac, Xochimilco, Tlalpan, Magdalena Contreras, Milpa Alta and Álvaro Obregón.
On the other hand, preliminary counts suggest that the bloc formed by PAN-PRI-PRD will lead to Benito Juárez, Miguel Hidalgo, Coyoacán, Cuauhtémoc and Cuajimalpa.
In the last midterm election, Morena suffered a strong setback by losing almost half of the city’s territory, considering that in the last 27 years it became a bastion of the Mexican left.
Significantly, three years ago the 4T lost nine districts and thus the electoral map was painted in two colors, with the eastern side for Morena and the western side for the opposition.
In the 2021 electoral process, the Va por la CDMX coalition achieved victory in six mayoralties that had been governed since 2018 by Morena and maintained three, thus managing to add 9 districts:
Álvaro Obregón, Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Tlalpan, Miguel Hidalgo, Magdalena Contreras, Cuajimalpa, Coyoacán and Azcapotzalco were governed by the opposition.
For its part, Morena had to settle for victory in six mayoralties: Iztapalapa, Gustavo A. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Tláhuac, Milpa Alta and Xochimilco.
The reform that allowed the Federal District to elect its own Head of Government occurred in 1996 through a modification to the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.
Promulgated on August 22, 1996, this reform transformed the government model of the Federal District, granting it greater autonomy and establishing direct voting for the election of the Head of Government.
The Political Constitution of Mexico City was promulgated on February 5, 2017, converting the Federal District into Mexico City. In addition to gaining greater autonomy, he had the opportunity to form his local Congress.
In addition, the 2017 reform transformed the 16 political delegations of Mexico City into territorial demarcations called “mayorships.” This change had several significant implications such as greater autonomy.
Previously, this position was appointed by the President of the Republic. The first direct election was held in 1997, with Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), being elected.
