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The 2025 Mexican local elections were held on 1 June 2025, during which voters elected officials for 251 municipalities in Durango and Veracruz.[1] In addition, local judicial elections were conducted in 17 states as part of local judicial reforms that stemmed from the 2024 Mexican judicial reform.[2] These local elections were held concurrently with the federal judicial elections.
Electoral system
[edit]Municipal elections
[edit]According to Article 115 of the Mexican Constitution, municipalities in each state hold elections to elect municipal presidents and councilors.[3] Municipal presidents are elected through a single-round, first-past-the-post system. Term lengths vary by state, though municipal presidents typically serve three-year terms, with the possibility of one consecutive re-election. The registration of candidates and oversight of campaigns are managed by the National Electoral Institute (INE) at the federal level, in coordination with State Electoral Institutes at the state level. Swearing-in dates for municipal authorities vary by state and are determined by each state’s constitution.
Durango
[edit]2025 Durango municipal elections
[edit]All positions of Durango's 39 municipalities were up for election.[1]
On 14 January 2025, the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM), and the Labor Party (PT) announced the Sigamos Haciendo Historia en Durango coalition.[4] The National Action Party (PAN) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) formed the Unidad y Grandeza coalition, fielding common candidates in 34 municipalities.[5] Citizens' Movement (MC), as well as three local parties, particicpated without coalition support.
The Unidad y Grandeza coalition secured 20 municipalities, an increase of two compared to 2022, largely retaining control of the capital. The Sigamos Haciendo Historia en Durango coalition, whose goal was to control more than half of the state's municipalities, lost four municipalities, totaling 16. At the party level, PRI and MORENA were nearly tied in total votes.[6] In specific races, PRI retained control of Lerdo, PAN held onto Durango, while Morena flipped Gómez Palacio.[7] Notably, in both Durango and Gómez Palacio, the state’s two most populous municipalities, MC emerged as a competetive force, placing second in both races.[6]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 154,508 | 26.75 | 13 | |
| National Regeneration Movement | 147,897 | 25.61 | 12 | |
| Citizens' Movement | 103,290 | 17.89 | 3 | |
| National Action Party | 101,832 | 17.63 | 7 | |
| Ecologist Green Party of Mexico | 26,039 | 4.51 | 2 | |
| Labor Party | 24,058 | 4.17 | 2 | |
| Partido Estatal Renovación | 8,289 | 1.44 | 0 | |
| Solidarity Encounter Party Durango | 4,877 | 0.84 | 0 | |
| Partido Villista | 3,772 | 0.65 | 0 | |
| Independent | 2,648 | 0.46 | 0 | |
| Non-registered candidates | 298 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| Total | 577,508 | 100.00 | 39 | |
| Valid votes | 577,508 | 96.94 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,253 | 3.06 | ||
| Total votes | 595,761 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,327,669 | 44.87 | ||
| Source: PREP Durango, IEPC Durango | ||||
Veracruz
[edit]2025 Veracruz municipal elections
[edit]All positions of Veracruz's 212 municipalities were up for election.[1] Elected officials will begin their four-year terms on 1 January 2026.
On 29 January 2025, the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM), and the Labor Party (PT) announced the Sigamos Haciendo Historia en Veracruz coalition. However, due to disagreements among party leaders over the distribution of candidacies, the PT withdrew from the alliance on 3 February.[8] Additionally, the National Action Party (PAN) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) ended their four-year alliance in the state, also citing disputes over the allocation of candidacies.[9][10] Citizens' Movement (MC) particicpated without coalition support.
The campaign period was marred by violence against candidates, including the deaths of seven individuals, two of whom were candidates.[11] Between November 2024 and May 2025, up to 170 candidates reported receiving threats or being victims of attacks.[12]
The Sigamos Haciendo Historia en Veracruz coalition lost ground in the election, losing control of the municipalities of Poza Rica and Papantla, but gained the former PAN strongholds of Tantoyuca and Veracruz. The elections also marked gains for MC and PT; MC increased its vote share and number of municipalities won, becoming the party with the second-highest number of municipalities and votes, while the PT also expanded its vote share and municipal victories despite running independently of its usual coalition partners.[13] The PAN and PRI likewise recorded gains in municipal races.[14][15]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Regeneration Movement | 963,345 | 32.53 | 60 | |
| Citizens' Movement | 583,569 | 19.71 | 41 | |
| National Action Party | 415,797 | 14.04 | 34 | |
| Labor Party | 385,314 | 13.01 | 28 | |
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 337,949 | 11.41 | 23 | |
| Ecologist Green Party of Mexico | 241,555 | 8.16 | 24 | |
| Independent | 26,621 | 0.90 | 1 | |
| Non-registered candidates | 6,801 | 0.23 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,960,951 | 100.00 | 211 | |
| Valid votes | 2,960,951 | 97.04 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 90,465 | 2.96 | ||
| Total votes | 3,051,416 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,115,245 | 49.90 | ||
| Source: OPLE Veracruz | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Elecciones Locales 2025". Instituto Nacional Electoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Pérez, Maritza (17 February 2025). "Qué puestos elegirán los ciudadanos de 17 estados del país en la elección judicial". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Constitución Politica de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Artículo 115. 1917 (México).
- ^ Domínguez, Eloísa (14 January 2025). "Morena formaliza alianza con PVEM y PT para elección de municipios en Durango". La Crónica de Hoy México (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Elecciones 2025: PAN y PRI confirman alianza en 34 municipios de Durango, conoce la lista de candidatos". Eje Central (in Spanish). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b Badillo, Diego (21 June 2025). "Los reacomodos políticos en Veracruz y Durango tras las elecciones municipales". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ López, Luis Alberto (6 February 2025). "PRI-PAN retiene Durango y Lerdo, Morena reconquista Gómez Palacio". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "PT rompe alianza con Morena y Verde; va solo por alcaldías en Veracruz". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Se rompe alianza opositora; PAN va sin el PRI en elecciones de Veracruz 2025 para renovar alcaldías". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Pérez, Fidel (3 February 2025). "PAN y PRI rompen la alianza Fuerza y Corazón por Veracruz: buscarán las 212 alcaldías por separado". LatinUS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ De Luna, Francisco (5 June 2025). "Elecciones 2025: las más violentas en la política veracruzana desde 2018" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Elecciones de Veracruz manchadas por violencia electoral con siete asesinatos durante campañas políticas". Diario de Xalapa (in Spanish). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Escamilla, Emmanuel (2 June 2025). "Movimiento Ciudadano se convierte en segunda fuerza en Veracruz". El Horizonte. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Veracruz: éstos son los partidos que ganaron terreno, y Morena no está entre ellos". Proceso (in Spanish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ López, Lourdes (2 June 2025). "Movimiento Ciudadano, PAN y PT arrebatan municipios a Morena en Veracruz". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2025.