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   "text": "UNCLA~RED\nUNCLASSIFIED\nSBt!\nMRN:\n23 MEXICO 2544\nDate/DTG:\nSep 16, 2023 / 160150Z SEP 23\nFrom:\nAMEMBASSY MEXICO\nAction:\nWASHDC, SECSTATE Routine\nE.O:\n13526\nTAGS:\nPGOV, PREL, ASEC, TSPA,KJUS, KCRM,MX\nCaptions:\nSEPISITl~'E\nReference:\nA) 23 MEXICO 2468\nB) 23 MEXICO 2166\nC) 23 MEXICO 2346\nSubject:\n(U) Mexico: Weekly Political Blotter, Sep 11-15\n(U} Mexico: Weekly Political Blotter, Sep 11-15\n1. ~\nThis edition of Mission Mexico's Political Blotter features:\n•\nEbrard Challenges MORENA Election, Threatens to Leave Party\n•\nINE Names Commission Members Ahead of 2024 Election\n•\nMexico City Security Secretary Steps Down, Might Run for Mexico\nCity Head of Government\n•\nPablo Vazquez Becomes Mexico City's New Security Secretary\n•\nFormer MORENA Senate Leader Ricardo Monreal Will Not Run for\nMexico City Head of Government\n•\nCriminals Targeting and Killing Prosecutors in Guerrero\n•\nGuadalajara Mayor Launches Gubernatorial Campaign\n•\nMexican Congress Hears Testimony on Alien Life\nfS6\\:ij Ebrard Challenges MORENA Election, Threatens to Leave Party\n2. ~\nFormer Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced September 11 he\nwould challenge the results of MORENA's presidential contender selection\nReleased in Full\nJohn Powers, Acting-Director\nUS Department of State\n2/25/2026\nUNCLA~RED\nPage1of7"
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   "text": "UNCLA~RED\nprocess, alleging irregularities. On September 10, Sonora Governor and MORENA\nNational Council President Alfonso Durazo formally certified the results of the\nparty's selection process; while Durazo indicated he would continue to examine\nEbrard's complaints, he also indicated he did not assess that the end results\nwould change in light of Ebrard's allegations. Ebrard said he expected the\nMORENA Honesty and Justice Committee (responsible for solving intra-party\nconflicts) to hear his challenge, but also added he would \"not be interested in\nremaining in MORENA\" if the party rejected his allegations. He announced he\nwould travel across the country starting September 18 to meet with supporters\nand formalize the creation of a new national political movement. Some outlets\nreported Ebrard created a new political party, but electoral laws would not allow\nthis until 2026.\n3. ~\nComment: Having moved on from its contender selection process,\nMORENA is unlikely to validate any of Ebrard's challenges and therefore his\noptions seem limited: he could join Citizen's Movement (MC) as its presidential\ncandidate (despite some strong opposition within MC, especially from the party's\nJalisco wing), remain with and create a new \"Ebrardista current\" within MORENA,\nor join the opposition Broad Front alliance. He cannot form a new party in time\nfor the June 2024 elections, and the last day to register as an independent\ncandidate (September 8) came and went without his taking action. His latest\nstatements and attacks on MORENA's leadership however, increasingly make it\nimpossible for him to remain in the party: the party has certified Sheinbaum as its\ncandidate, Sheinbaum has embarked on a nationwide tour, and there is no sign\nwhatsoever that there will be a do-over of the poll, as Ebrard desires. Ebrard\nretains the support of dozens of MORENA and allied party legislators, but even\nthey seem reluctant to leave the party, which limits his leverage. End comment.\nfSB¼:ij INE Names Commission Members Ahead of 2024 Election\n4. ~\nThe INE council approved the designation of presidents and members of\nkey INE commissions September 9 who will oversee the 2024 elections. After a\ncontentious session where some councilors seemed at odds on the designations\n(pro-MORENA councilors opposing anti-MORENA councilors, according to\nanalysts), INE agreed on the makeup of the commissions that will be in place until\nSeptember 2024. Analysts considered the designations a defeat for MORENA\nbecause, although its bloc obtained the presidency of key commissions (for\nIReleased in Fulll\nUNCLA~RED\nPage2of7"
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   "text": "UNCLA~RED\nexample the auditing commission, tasked with reviewing party expenditures), the\npro-MORENA bloc still does not have a majority in them. Notably, the complaints\ncommittee (tasked with analyzing electoral violations and which previously had a\npro-MORENA majority) now has an anti-MORENA majority.\nfS&l:ij Mexico City Security Secretary Steps Down, Might Run for Head of\nGovernment\n5. f5Btfl After expressing interest in a possible run for Mexico City head of\ngovernment last week (ref A), Mexico City Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch\nresigned September 9, saying in a video he would \"collaborate with Claudia\nSheinbaum, who with her vision and leadership will give continuity to the\ncountry's transformation.\" Mexico City's constitution requires officials with a role\nin police forces to step down before the electoral process begins (September 10)\nif they intend to run for public office in the city. Garcia Harfuch leads potential\nMORENA and opposition candidates in almost every poll.\nfS&l:ij Pablo Vazquez Becomes Mexico City's New Security Secretary\n6. f5Btfj Mexico City Head of Government Marti Batres announced September 9\nUnder Secretary of Citizen Participation and Crime Prevention Pablo Vazquez\nCamacho would replace Garcia Harfuch as Security Secretary. Vazquez has\nworked four years for Mexico City's Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC). In his\nrole as Under Secretary, Vazquez implemented and coordinated violence\nprevention and reintegration programs, including the \"Cease Fire\" program to\nreduce gun violence and homicides and the \"Reconnect\" program to prevent\nrecidivism in first time criminal offenders, according to media outlets Milenio and\nLa Silla Rota. Prior to SSC, Vazquez worked for the federal Security Secretariat\n(SSPC) and in the then-Prosecutor's General Office. Outside of government, he\nhas been a guest criminology professor at the National Institute of Criminal\nSciences in Mexico City. Vazquez has a bachelor's degree in international\nrelations from the Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology and a master's\ndegree in criminology from the London School of Economics and Political Science,\naccording to press reports. La Silla Rota reported Vazquez also studied organized\ncrime in Sicily and Macedonia.\nIReleased in Fulll\nUNCLA~RED\nPage3of7"
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   "text": "UNCLA~RED\n~\nFormer MORENA Senate Leader Ricardo Monreal Will Not Run for Mexico\nCity Head of Government\n7. ~\nAfter finishing last in the MORENA presidential contender selection\nprocess and after Omar Garcia Harfuch's resignation and potential entry to the\nMexico City head of government race, former MORENA Senate Leader Ricardo\nMonreal announced September 12 he would not run for Mexico City head of\ngovernment. Predicting the candidate selection would come down to either\nGarcia Harfuch or lztapalapa Mayor Clara Brugada and noting he had no chance of\nwinning the MORENA nod, Monreal said he did not want to cause divisions within\nthe party. In a series of interviews, Monreal also said he had no interest in\nserving as a cabinet member in a potential Sheinbaum administration and would\nnow focus on teaching, writing, and \"hop[ing] for better times.\" Yet on the same\nday Sheinbaum announced Monreal as her campaign's organization and territorial\ncoordinator, and former Interior Secretary Adan Augusto Lopez as her political\ncoordinator.\n8. ~\nComment: Monreal went from being one of the most powerful figures in\nthe ruling coalition to an outcast in only a few years, mostly because of his open\ndisagreements with Lopez Obrador. His addition to Sheinbaum's campaign\ndespite having a close relationship with her shows he is willing to collaborate,\nalthough likely in exchange for positions for his close advisors. On September 12,\nmedia reported Monreal's daughter would run for mayor of Cuauhtemoc, the\nMexico City borough where Monreal served 2015-2018. Meanwhile current\nmayor of Cuauhtemoc Sandra Cuevas (PRO), who reportedly also has close ties\nwith Monreal, is trying to secure the opposition's candidacy for Mexico City head\nof government. End comment.\n~\nCriminals Targeting and Killing Prosecutors in Guerrero\n9. ~\nCriminals killed two Guerrero prosecutors within a week's time mid­\nSeptember following attacks against two other prosecutors in July (ref B) and\nAugust. Criminals assassinated the state delegate of the Federal Attorney\nGeneral's Office (FGR) in Guerrero, Fernando Garcia Fernandez, while he drove his\nvehicle to his office in Chilpancingo September 12. First reports noted armed\nmen appeared to coordinate the attack as they shot at Garcia from two\nvehicles. In addition, criminals kidnapped from his home and then killed the\nIReleased in Fulll\nUNCLA~RED\nPage4of7"
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   "text": "UNCLA~RED\nrecently appointed Guerrero state attorney general's office (FGE) regional\nprosecutor for the Tierra Caliente region, Victor Manuel Salas Cuadras, in Coyuca\nde Catalan September 9, according to Proceso. Security officials found Salas' body\nwith approximately 50 gunshot wounds. In a separate late August incident, media\nreported 20 armed commandos kidnapped Patricia Jacqueline Salgado, recently\nappointed as head FGE prosecutor in Coyuca de Catalan. Authorities later located\nSalgado alive but have made no arrests thus far. Interior Secretary Luisa Maria\nAlcalde said during the September 11 presidential press conference there was a\npattern of attacks against prosecutors in Guerrero in recent months, which was\nrelated to recent law enforcement arrests and seizures.\nfSBtii Guadalajara Mayor Launches Gubernatorial Campaign\n10. ~\nGuadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus (MC) launched his campaign for Jalisco\ngovernor during his second annual mayoral address on September 12. \"I want to\nask for your support to build a social and collective project,\" Lemus announced.\nHe called for party unity, and specifically welcomed MC national coordinator\nDante Delgado's representative despite the rift that emerged in August between\nJalisco MC and the national party (ref C). Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro, Nuevo\nLeon Governor Samuel Garcia, Monterrey Mayor Luis Donaldo Colosio, and other\nMC leaders from Jalisco and Nuevo Leon (the two states MC governs) all attended\nthe event. Lemus highlighted the presence of former Jalisco Governor Emilio\nGonzalez (National Action Party - PAN) and University of Guadalajara (UdeG)\nRector Ricardo Villanueva (Hagamos, affiliated with UdeG). Polls show Lemus\nholds a commanding lead over rivals from across the political spectrum.\n(U) Mexican Congress Hears Testimony on Alien Life\n11. (U) Congress heard testimony on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP)\nSeptember 12, from experts including from Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan\nand former U.S. Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who previously testified before the U.S.\nCongress. The hearing was to debate language on UAP in the Aerial Space\nProtection Law which, if approved, would make Mexico the first country to\nformally acknowledge the presence of alien life on Earth. Experts asked\nlegislators to recognize UAP, guarantee airspace security, and allow UAP to be\nstudied. Experts also presented to Congress two alleged alien corpses and videos\nof Mexican pilots' encounters with fast-moving flying objects during flight. After\nIReleased in Fulll\nUNCLA~RED\nPage5of7"
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   "text": "UNCLA~RED\nthe hearing, Graves lamented the display took away from his and other pilots'\nexperiences with UAP and expressed disappointment with Maussan's\n\"unsubstantiated stunt.\" Scientists have discredited previous alleged alien\ncorpses Maussan presented as evidence of alien life.\n(U) Figure 1: Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan presented the alleged remains of non-human beings to\nCongress. (Photo credit: Reuters)\nSignature:\nSALAZAR\nDrafted By:\nCleared By:\nApproved By:\nMEXICO:Moreno, Sergio A\nPOL:Cortazar, Eduardo\nPOL:Karimi, Amanda\nEXEC:Tejeda, Maria de los Angeles\nPOL:Naranjo, Brian\nPOL:Karimi, Amanda\nECON:Conlon, Steven\nPD:Harder, J\nINL/PROG:Okwuje, lfeoma\nCONS/AG:Bernsteen, Gregory\nEXEC:Johnson, Mark\nIReleased in Fulll\nUNCLA~RED\nPage6of7"
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   "text": "UNCLA~RED\nReleased By:\nInfo:\nXMT:\nMEXICO:Moreno, Sergio A\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC Routine; WHITE HOUSE\nOFC OF THE VICE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC Routine; DNI\nWASHINGTON DC Routine; CIA WASHINGTON DC Routine; DIA\nWASHINGTON DC Routine; HQ USNORTHCOM Routine; DEPT OF\nHOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC Routine; DEPT OF JUSTICE\nWASHINGTON DC Routine; HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL Routine; WESTERN\nHEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS DIPL POSTS Routine; ALL US CONSULATES IN\nMEXICO COLLECTIVE Routine\nCARACAS,AMEMBASSY\nUNCLASSIFIED\nSBtl\nReleased in Full\nUNCLA~RED\nPage?of?"
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