Chihuahua PAN says Morena changes will not alter Juárez strategy
Original reporting: El Heraldo de Chihuahua
What happened
PAN Chihuahua leader Daniela Álvarez said Morena's appointment of Andrea Chávez as a Ciudad Juárez coordinator would not change PAN's territorial strategy. She also alleged a risk of organized-crime interference in elections, claims attributed to her and not independently established in the source report.
Reporting and context
Daniela Álvarez, president of the National Action Party (PAN) in Chihuahua, said Morena's recent internal appointments would not change her party's territorial strategy in Ciudad Juárez. El Heraldo de Chihuahua reported that Álvarez was responding to the appointment of Senator Andrea Chávez Treviño, who is on leave, as Morena's municipal coordinator for the Fourth Transformation in the border city.
According to El Heraldo de Chihuahua, Álvarez described Morena's internal changes as “consolation prizes” for figures who were left out of other political positions. She said PAN would compete in Ciudad Juárez against the party's brand rather than against an individual and would continue its local organizing work. Álvarez also alleged that a group she called “La Barredora” represented a risk of organized-crime interference in electoral affairs, and questioned the origin of resources she said had been used to promote Chávez. The report presented those statements as Álvarez's political claims; it did not establish the allegations independently.
The PAN leader said the party would continue monitoring the origin and use of campaign-related resources while maintaining its electoral strategy. She also announced a state PAN event in Ciudad Juárez on Oct. 10, where Marco Bonilla is scheduled to receive a state-level appointment as part of the party's work ahead of the next electoral process. The source report did not provide an official response from Chávez or Morena to Álvarez's accusations.