Morena (political party)

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The '''National Regeneration Movement''' ({{langx|es|Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional}}), commonly referred to by its [[syllabic abbreviation]] '''Morena''' ({{IPA|es|moˈɾena|}}), is a major [[Left-wing populism|left-wing]] [[List of political parties in Mexico|political party in Mexico]]. As of 2023, it is the largest political party in Mexico by number of members; it has been the ruling party since [[2018 Mexican general election|2018]], and it won a second term in the [[2024 Mexican general election|2024 general election]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ponce |first1=Aldo |title=The Weakening of the Mexican Party System: The Rise of AMLO’s MORENA. |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/58013/chapter/479032556?login=false/ |website=Oxford Academic |date=1 July 2024 |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ine.mx/actores-politicos/partidos-politicos-nacionales/padron-afiliados/ | title=Padrón de afiliados }}</ref>

The '''National Regeneration Movement''' ({{langx|es|Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional}}), commonly referred to by its [[syllabic abbreviation]] '''Morena''' ({{IPA|es|moˈɾena|}}), is a major radical [[Left-wing populism|left-wing]] [[List of political parties in Mexico|political party in Mexico]], often using tactics like [[Populism]], [[Corporatism]] with the teacher’s union (the CNTE) <ref>{{cite web |last1=Monsivais-Murcia |first1=Andrea |title=Los gritos de la CNTE y el silencio del SNTE. |url=https://elpais.com/mexico/2025-05-27/los-gritos-de-la-cnte-y-el-silencio-del-snte.html?outputType=amp/ |website=El País |date=27 May 2025 |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref> and [[vote buying]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Langston |first1=Joy |title=The Role of Clientelism in the 2024 Elections. |url=https://mexicoelections.wilsoncenter.org/article/role-clientelism-2024-elections/ |website=The Wilson Center |date=29 March 2024 |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref> for consolidating its hegemony in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pardo |first1=Daniel |title=Morena es ahora el partido hegemónico en México, pero ¿cuánto se parece realmente al poderoso PRI que gobernó durante 70 años?. |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cpvkgrel2ljo?at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=7B927696-582C-11F0-B96F-F93FDA2D661A&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBC_News_Mundo&at_format=image&at_campaign_type=owned&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLYyoZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqOujci82hhwqC3ASL2TlgbSuwZ9WpgjiKXHxNlREJYBBxWRYmde1NooXN_s_aem_HGjkxcbL3vn0DeNmKV5zeQ/ |website=BBC |date=7 July 2025 |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref> <ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Gregorich|first=Luis|date=2018-07-02|title=De la corrupción al narcotráfico, el difícil mandato que le espera al mexicano López Obrador|url=https://www.clarin.com/opinion/corrupcion-narcotrafico-dificil-mandato-espera-mexicano-lopez-obrador_0_HkyaIRPzQ.html|access-date=2021-08-21|website=clarin.com|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=13 June 2024 |title=Mexico under Claudia Sheinbaum: social democracy or populism? |url=https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/commentaries/mexico-under-claudia-sheinbaum-social-democracy-or-populism/ |work=Elcano Royal Institute |language=es}}</ref> As of 2023, it is the largest political party in Mexico by number of members; it has been the ruling party since [[2018 Mexican general election|2018]], and it won a second term in the [[2024 Mexican general election|2024 general election]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ponce |first1=Aldo |title=The Weakening of the Mexican Party System: The Rise of AMLO’s MORENA. |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/58013/chapter/479032556?login=false/ |website=Oxford Academic |date=1 July 2024 |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ine.mx/actores-politicos/partidos-politicos-nacionales/padron-afiliados/ | title=Padrón de afiliados }}</ref>

The party's name also alludes to Mexico's [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] national patroness: the [[Our Lady of Guadalupe|Virgin of Guadalupe]], known as ''La Morena''.<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=23054734|title=La Virgen Morena mexicana: Un símbolo nacional y sus raíces africanas|journal=Afro-Hispanic Review|volume=22|issue=2|pages=54–63|last1=Cuevas|first1=Marco Polo Hernández|year=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mexico Vote Snubs the Political Establishment|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-vote-snubs-the-political-establishment-1530560502|work=The Wall Street Journal|first1=Santiago|last1=Pérez|first2=José|last2=de Córdoba|date=2 July 2018|quote=[An] acronym that also alludes to the country's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and means tan skinned}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Political video filmed in Mexican church causes controversy|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/political-video-filmed-mexican-church-causes-controversy|work=National Catholic Reporter|first=David|last=Agren|quote=Lopez Obrador's own party name, MORENA, references the national patroness Our Lady of Guadalupe.|date=22 May 2018|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>

The party's name also alludes to Mexico's [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] national patroness: the [[Our Lady of Guadalupe|Virgin of Guadalupe]], known as ''La Morena''.<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=23054734|title=La Virgen Morena mexicana: Un símbolo nacional y sus raíces africanas|journal=Afro-Hispanic Review|volume=22|issue=2|pages=54–63|last1=Cuevas|first1=Marco Polo Hernández|year=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mexico Vote Snubs the Political Establishment|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-vote-snubs-the-political-establishment-1530560502|work=The Wall Street Journal|first1=Santiago|last1=Pérez|first2=José|last2=de Córdoba|date=2 July 2018|quote=[An] acronym that also alludes to the country's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and means tan skinned}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Political video filmed in Mexican church causes controversy|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/political-video-filmed-mexican-church-causes-controversy|work=National Catholic Reporter|first=David|last=Agren|quote=Lopez Obrador's own party name, MORENA, references the national patroness Our Lady of Guadalupe.|date=22 May 2018|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>