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Mexico’s ruling morena party appoints Adriana Montiel as new leader

By Thomson Reuters May 3, 2026 | 2:34 PM

MEXICO CITY, May 3 (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling ​morena ‌party on Sunday named Adriana Montiel Reyes ‌as ​its ⁠new party president ⁠after her predecessor Luisa Maria Alcalde ​stepped down from ⁠the role ⁠to join ​the administration ​of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Montiel ‌was serving as minister of ⁠welfare under President Sheinbaum, a role ⁠she ‌also ⁠held under ​the ‌previous president ​Andres Manuel ⁠Lopez Obrador.

(Reporting by Iñigo Alexander, Editing by Nick ​Zieminski)