Morena Names Ariadna Montiel as New National Party President

Mexico's ruling Morena party named Ariadna Montiel Reyes — former Secretaria de Bienestar (Social Welfare Minister) under President Sheinbaum — as its new National President, succeeding Mario Delgado who had led the party since 2020. Montiel's appointment signals continuity with the 4T's social-program-centered identity that AMLO built: she oversaw the expansion of the Bienestar welfare network and the Pensión para Adultos Mayores that became cornerstones of AMLO's poverty-reduction record. The transition comes as Morena navigates the fallout from the Sinaloa senator cartel indictment scandal and seeks to consolidate control ahead of the 2027 midterm elections.