Cruz Pérez Cuéllar
Cruz Pérez Cuéllar is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). In 2018, he was elected to the Senate from Chihuahua for the 64th and 65th sessions of Congress (2018–2024). He later took leave from the Senate and was elected mayor of Ciudad Juárez on 6 June 2021.
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Sep 30, 2026
Center
Selected by Morena as its candidate for Chihuahua, with party leaders vowing to defeat the right and labeling Governor Maru Campos a traitor.
Centro voters see him as a test of Morena's ability to win a border state where PAN has strongholds; his success or failure will signal whether Morena's aggressive rhetoric resonates or backfires.
Jul 11, 2026
Far Left
The PVEM mayor of Ciudad Juárez is the party's preferred candidate for Chihuahua governor, causing friction with Morena's choice.
Viewed as a wedge candidate used by PVEM to extract concessions, threatening 4T cohesion in a key state.
Jul 10, 2026
Far Left
The PVEM mayor of Ciudad Juárez conditions his party's support for the 4T in Chihuahua on being the gubernatorial candidate himself.
Criticized by Morena as a divisive force that threatens 4T unity for personal ambition.