Morena leads the elections in 4 of the 6 states that elected governor in Mexico

Six states in Mexico elect a governor, this was the electoral day 3:22 (CNN Spanish) — With the eventual victory in 4 of the 6 states that this Sunday held elections for governor in Mexico, Morena, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, could consolidate itself as the first political force ahead of the 2024 presidential elections. Until 10 pm local time this Sunday (11 pm Miami) and with the result of the quick counts of the local electoral institutes, as well as the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP), the candidates of Morena and her allies had a clear advantage in the states of Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo and Tamaulipas. Once the results are made official, President López Obrador’s party and its allies could govern 22 of the 32 states in Mexico, which offers it a broad political operation for the presidential elections to be held in 2024. Six states of Mexico held local elections for governor on June 5, 2022. (Credit: CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) In the other 2 states in dispute, the candidates of the alliances formed by the opposition parties National Action (PAN), Institutional Revolutionary (PRI) and the Democratic Revolution (PRD). The electoral institutes in each of the 6 entities reported a calm day, except for minor incidents and with a citizen participation of between 37 and 52%. The Special Prosecutor for Electoral Crimes reported at the end of the day that they received a total of 30 complaints for the possible commission of federal electoral crimes. According to the quick counts released by the local electoral institutes, in Aguascalientes María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel, the candidate of the National Action Party and her allies, is ahead. In Durango, Esteban Alejandro Villegas Villarreal of the PAN, PRI and PRD alliance adds more votes. In Hidalgo, Julio Ramón Menchaca Salazar de Morena and his allies are in the first place to reach the governorship. In Oaxaca, Salomón Jara Cruz de Morena and his allies have a wide advantage. In Tamaulipas, Américo Villarreal Anaya de Morena and his allies. And in Quintana Roo, María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa de Morena and her allies.