Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez
Mexico
government
Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez is a Mexican politician. In the 2024 general election he is currently Senator for the state of Veracruz, for the first minority. Formerly affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN), he was expelled on 11 September 2024 for voting against the party line in a crucial Senate vote for the 2024 Mexican judicial reform, with the PAN accusing him of "betraying the country".
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Sep 30, 2026
Lean Right
The PAN senator's defection to Morena has sparked a political scandal and accusations of corruption.
PRI sees Yunes as a traitor and uses his defection to criticize PAN's lack of internal cohesion and ethical standards.