[1/4] Alfonso Durazo, President of the National Council of Mexico's ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party, announces the names of four aspiring candidates for the party's 2024 presidential candidacy, in Mexico City, Mexico June 11, 2023.
REUTERS/Henry RomeroMEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) said on Sunday its candidate for the 2024 presidential election will be announced on Sept. 6.
All those competing for the party's 2024 candidacy must step down from public office to campaign, MORENA resolved.
That decision had been widely anticipated, and followed what party insiders said was a recommendation made by Lopez Obrador on Monday evening which aimed at keeping his movement united.
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Persons:
Alfonso Durazo, Henry Romero MEXICO, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, MORENA, Lopez Obrador, Diego Ore, Dave Graham, Carolina Pulice, Lisa Shumaker
Organizations:
National Council of, Regeneration, REUTERS, Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, Thomson
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National Council of Mexico's, Mexico City, Mexico, MORENA, Sonora