Morena (political party)
MORENA (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈɾena]) is a major Mexican left-wing political party. It is described as an anti-neoliberal and populist party. It is the ruling party of Mexico since 2018. As of 2023, it is the largest political party in Mexico by number of members.
National Regeneration Movement Movimiento Regeneración Nacional | |
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| Abbreviation | MORENA |
| President | Mario Martín Delgado |
| Secretary-General | Citlalli Hernández |
| Senate Leader | Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar |
| Chamber Leader | Ignacio Mier Velazco |
| Founder | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Founded | 2 October 2011 |
| Registered | 10 July 2014 |
| Split from | Party of the Democratic Revolution |
| Headquarters | Santa Anita #50, Col. Viaducto Piedad C.P. 08200 Iztacalco, Mexico City |
| Newspaper | Regeneración |
| Membership (2023) | 2,322,136 |
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| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Sigamos Haciendo Historia (2023–present) Juntos Hacemos Historia (2020–2023) Juntos Haremos Historia (2017–2020) |
| Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
| Colours | Maroon |
| Slogan | La esperanza de México (The hope of Mexico) |
| Chamber of Deputies | 202 / 500 |
| Senate | 57 / 128 |
| State governors | 21 / 32 |
| State legislatures | 406 / 1,112 |
| Mayors | 406 / 2,043 |
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The name is a syllabic abbreviation of Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (National Regeneration Movement). It also alludes to Mexico's Catholic national patroness: the Virgin of Guadalupe, known as 'La Morena'.
Established as a non-profit organization in 2011 and formally registered as a political party in 2014, it was led by three-time presidential candidate and current President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, until 12 December 2017, when he registered as a candidate for the party's nomination, and was succeeded by Yeidckol Polevnsky.
For the 2018 general elections, it formed the coalition Juntos Haremos Historia (Together we will make history) with the left-wing Labor Party and the Christian conservative Social Encounter Party. It won the presidency with 53% of the popular vote and won a majority in both the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
MORENA was part of the Juntos Hacemos Historia alliance for the 2021 legislative elections.