Ricardo Monreal told that in his meeting today with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador he stopped his bicycle as senator and coordinator of Morena in the Upper House, because he said that the call for presidential candidacy will be issued on Sunday Afterward, he would request a license as a legislator.
From the Senate, he remarked that in his meeting with the federal president at the National Palace today, he warned him that next week he would request a license as a legislator, so that in return he would stop leading the Murray group.
“One of the pending things I have is to properly close my bicycle in the Senate and I closed it today. I ended it with the Speaker as the Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group. It was like, ‘Chairman, I’m going to run away, so I want to let you know that I’m going to leave the Senate, I’m going to request leave, I’m going to leave the leadership. Thank you very much for your trust and support,” the senator said.
He mentioned that in the meeting, the federal president told him that he would not interfere in the election of Murray’s presidential candidate and would ensure that no one did, as he wanted the citizens to decide which party to follow. Who do you want as a contender for
When asked when he would request a license, Monreal replied that it would be next week; Furthermore, he explained that once he leaves office, Murray’s senators will meet to choose their next leader.
He said, “I’m going to ask you before I go that the license be effective, once that decision is made, have ballot boxes and be notarized, so that people who want to register can register and vote.”
Regarding the method of selecting a contender for the presidency, Ricardo Monreal insisted that if Murray was the only instance to conduct a survey to define his candidate, he would not participate, but if there were 4 to 5 mirror surveys. If so, he will participate.
This Sunday, the National Council of Morena will have an extraordinary session to decide the details of the poll and the process with which it will choose its presidential candidate; The six names are: Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Adan Augusto López, Ricardo Monreal, Gerardo Fernández Norona and Manuel Velasco.
