Citlalli Hernández, who chairs Morena's National Elections Commission, urged party members not to let rumors and unverified claims widen internal rifts, amid a controversy involving national leader Ariadna Montiel.
- Verify before sharing: Hernández asked militants to check information before repeating it or treating it as true.
- Video dispute: Montiel denied being the woman shown in a social media recording that supposedly depicts a private meeting with Ernestina Godoy, head of the Fiscalía General de la República.
- Internal process toward 2027: The party is debating the selection of state coordinators, internal polling and a possible alliance with the PT and the Green Party.
Criticism versus disinformation
In a statement circulated on social networks, Hernández said disagreements, criticism and debate are a normal part of the movement's internal life, but warned they must not be confused with spreading information that has not been confirmed.
She defended open and transparent discussion inside the party, particularly as it selects coordinators ahead of the 2027 elections.
She acknowledged that the movement can have differences, complaints and debates about decisions, as well as a need to recognize mistakes and correct them. But she questioned what she called the politics of leaks, in which a version spreads, is amplified on social media and in news outlets, and is later presented as an established fact.
The president of the National Elections Commission considered that this dynamic harms the movement and called on the membership to verify information before reproducing it or assuming it to be true.
The Ariadna Montiel controversy
The statement comes after Ariadna Montiel denied being the woman in a video circulating on social media, in which she supposedly holds a private meeting with Ernestina Godoy, the head of the Fiscalía General de la República.
Economist Mario Di Costanzo shared the recording and raised questions about an alleged meeting and about contracts that would have been awarded while Montiel led the Secretaría de Bienestar.
After the material spread, Morena's national president denied being the person in the images and asked that the information be verified before publication. Hernández said versions have recently been pushed to build accusations against Montiel and argued that the circulation of unverified information is part of attempts to discredit the movement.
State coordinators, polls and alliances: open fronts
Hernández also addressed the discussion of the profiles Morena is considering to head its state coordinations, positions tied to the party's political organization ahead of the 2027 vote.
She rejected claims that the national leadership is favoring former PRI members in selecting these profiles. She said most of those holding or seeking those responsibilities are founders of the movement or people who have taken part in it for years, though she also acknowledged the incorporation of new generations.
In that context, she defended internal debate and the need for procedures to be carried out with openness, participation and transparency. Among the issues that have generated differences within Morena ahead of 2027 are:
- The selection of state coordinators and the profiles taking part.
- Questions about the transparency of internal polls.
- Members' complaints about decisions by local and national leaderships.
- Differences with the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Party over a possible electoral alliance.
The process also unfolds amid disagreements with its electoral allies. From the Labor Party, its parliamentary coordinator in San Lázaro, Reginaldo Sandoval, has said a full coalition with Morena and the Green Party is moving further away, while talks continue on possible partial agreements.
Hernández's remarks come as Morena organizes its political structure for the 2027 elections, in which governorships, local congresses and the Chamber of Deputies will be renewed.
Hernández said Morena must allow debate, criticism and acknowledgment of errors, but asked its members not to help spread versions she considered aimed at discrediting the party. She also said the right uses disinformation and hate speech to weaken political movements, and called on the membership to reflect on the impact of reproducing unverified information.
Finally, she insisted that no member, leader or sympathizer should put the movement at the service of those seeking to defeat it. Her message poses the challenge of sustaining internal discussion and addressing grievances ahead of 2027 without letting political differences become a source of confrontation inside Morena.