Quintana Roo Education and Training Chiefs Resign to Seek Morena’s Chetumal Nod

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — Two more officials in the Quintana Roo state government have resigned to pursue positions in Morena’s internal selection process ahead of the 2027 elections.

Elda Xix Euán stepped down as head of the Quintana Roo Education Department (SEQ), while Alejandro Alamilla Villanueva resigned as director of the Institute for Job Training (ICAT). Both left their posts on Friday, Oct. 2, according to local media reports, and are expected to compete for Morena’s municipal coordination for the Defense of the Transformation and National Sovereignty in Othón P. Blanco, the municipality that includes Chetumal.

The resignations came before the party publishes the final rules for this stage of the process. Johana Acosta Conrado, Morena’s state president in Quintana Roo, said the official call for municipal coordination candidates is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Acosta said secretaries, directors and other administrative officials must leave their posts in order to register for the internal contest. Officials who hold elected office, such as mayors and legislators, are not required to resign or request leave in order to take part.

The race in Othón P. Blanco is taking shape. Along with Xix Euán and Alamilla Villanueva, those publicly mentioned as possible candidates for the municipal coordination include Nabil Eljure Terrazas, Luis Gamero Barranco and lawmaker Saulo Aguilar Bernés.

Xix and Alamilla join a series of recent departures from the state administration. Eljure also left his position as undersecretary of government to join Morena’s internal process in Othón P. Blanco.

With the municipal call about to be issued, the resignations are beginning to shift the political landscape in Chetumal as Morena moves toward its 2027 election decisions.