Mexico City — Five candidates have registered to seek the gubernatorial nomination for Quintana Roo under the banner of the ruling 4T coalition, which includes the Morena, Green Ecologist, and Labor parties. The registrations took place Thursday at the World Trade Center in Mexico City.
The candidates are Ana Paty Peralta de la Peña, Eugenio Segura Vázquez, Rafael Marín Mollinedo, Marybel Villegas Canché, and, in a surprise move, Alexa Murguía Trujillo. Each arrived with supporters, campaign teams, and family members.
Marybel Villegas Canché, a federal deputy on leave, was the first to register. “I am ready and prepared, with political and personal maturity,” she said. “I come to offer my work, my experience, and my main goal is to always be close to the people, to walk alongside them as I have for 25 years.” Villegas is a former senator who has held various local and federal posts.
Rafael Marín Mollinedo, former director of Customs and a founder of Morena in Quintana Roo, registered next. “Many comrades know my history and have asked me to lead the defense of the transformation,” he said. “We have full confidence in their support. We will continue walking the state so that citizens express themselves, and we hope to win.”
Alexa Murguía Trujillo, a local deputy, registered on behalf of the Green Party. “I am convinced that, hand in hand with the Fourth Transformation, we can continue building a better future for Quintana Roo,” she said. She was backed by Green Party leader Renán Sánchez Tajonar and other party figures.
Senator on leave Eugenio Segura Vázquez arrived with a large contingent of supporters. “Today I see that we are five colleagues registering for this aspiration. I take this opportunity to call for unity and a level playing field so that we all work toward the common goal of defending our nation,” he said. Segura pledged to tour all municipalities and communities, holding informational assemblies and walking door to door.
Ana Paty Peralta, mayor of Benito Juárez on leave, was the last to register. “I come to this process with my head held high because I know where I come from and why I am here,” she said. “I come from Cancún, a world reference point, but much more than a tourist destination. It is a city built by working men and women who arrived hoping for a better future.” She added, “The transformation in Quintana Roo cannot stop. It already has direction, projects, and results. The state does not need setbacks or improvisation. Quintana Roo needs unity with principles and conviction to defend what has been built.”
The candidates will now compete in a party poll to determine the nominee for the 2027 gubernatorial election.
