Morena unfollows a former Fonden director
In a plot twist that no one saw coming, but that we were all waiting for with popcorn, Luisa María Alcalde, the national leader of Morena, came forward to clarify a small detail of those that escapes the official narrative. It turns out that José María Tapia, the former director of the now legendary Fonden (that fund that disappeared more mysteriously than a WhatsApp message after a terrible date), is not, nor has he been, nor does it seem like he will be, a member of the party in power. Come on, his name is conspicuous by its absence in the Morenista registry, like that like that never comes from your crush.
In a press conference in Sonora, which surely competed in audience with the latest memes of the day, Mayor dropped the bomb with the tranquility of someone canceling a subscription that he never asked for: “Take advantage of the opportunity to inform that in the case of this person, José María Tapia, who at the time was head of Fonden, is not part of Morena”. And she didn’t stop there, because as the owner of the absolute truth, she added: “We already made a record in the registry of our movement and it is not part of Morena.” In other words, they searched for him with Ctrl + F in the militancy’s Excel and his name did not appear. Case closed, spread the gossip.
But wait, there’s an allied plot twist
Because in Mexican politics, like in an afternoon soap opera, there is always a ‘but’. Although Morena denied him entry to the exclusive club, it turns out that the Green Party liked him, retweeted him and even offered him a space on their profile. Yes, the same Green Party that is Morena’s BFF in this season of alliances. Tapia was promoted by environmentalists with a municipal candidacy in Querétaro for the 2024 elections. In other words, he is not one of ours, but he is a friend of our friends with the right to screw. A little like when your ex is in your best friend’s group photo. Uncomfortable, but legal.
Faced with uncomfortable questions from the press about the habit of allied parties of recruiting controversial profiles (not to mention characters who have more tails to step on), the Morenista leader pulled out her best card: that of fictitious responsibility. He stressed that, in the case of an alliance, it must be carefully analyzed whether these profiles are suitable for the movement. Basically, he said, “No means no, but sometimes yes, depending on the vibe.”
And to show that they take things seriously (or at least, they want to seem like they do), they announced the creation of a commission. Yes, another one. This will have the titanic task of reviewing the new additions to the party and determining if they are a good addition to the movement. Or, in Christian terms, if the person in question is going to give them more problems than an updated iPhone.
Mayor recalled that for the 2018 election, Morena was filled with people from other political forces as if it were a free concert. But now, things have changed. The party has a guest list and a doorman at the door. “Not everyone can join Morena,” he declared, in what appears to be the party’s new slogan: “More exclusive than getting tickets to Bad Bunny.”
And regarding the newly created commission, the leader was very clear: “This commission will have a lot of work”. A truth like a temple. You have to evaluate what is appropriate and what is not, because, and this is the deepest part of the day, “not because I join here or there, you have to evaluate whether when the time comes, when an alliance arrives, it has to be evaluated by this new instance of Morena.” A phrase that, after reading it three times, leaves you more confused than a TikTok algorithm. Basically, they are going to evaluate if they have to evaluate. A true declaration of principles.
In summary, Morena’s message is clear: “We don’t know it, but our ally does, and that is an issue that we are going to evaluate with a commission that will evaluate how we evaluate these things.” A level of political drama that deserves its own season on Netflix. Meanwhile, the militancy is wondering if this commission will also have a podcast to make the screening process more entertaining.
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