Moreno seeks investigation into alleged 2024 electoral pact

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Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, national leader of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), called for an investigation into allegations that Morena leader Ariadna Montiel met with a brother of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to negotiate electoral support in 2024, according to Proyecto Puente.

Proyecto Puente reported that Moreno made the demand on social media after a journalistic investigation alleged the meeting. He accused Morena of links to organized crime and questioned whether electoral support had been exchanged for protection, impunity and territorial control for criminal organizations.

Moreno also asked whether the alleged negotiations affected election results or involved benefits for criminal groups in return for supporting candidates. He raised the possibility that illicit funds or threats from drug traffickers influenced some electoral contests. Those assertions and questions were part of the PRI leader’s statement.

According to Proyecto Puente, Moreno said the PRI would take the allegations to international bodies so they could be examined. He demanded thorough investigations and penalties for anyone found responsible if the allegations were substantiated by the competent authorities.

The report presents Moreno’s response to the alleged 2024 electoral negotiations; it does not identify an international body receiving a complaint or describe a completed investigation into the claims.