Quintana Roo Health Secretary Flavio Rosado Resigns to Seek Morena’s Isla Mujeres Candidacy

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Flavio Rosado, who was still serving as Quintana Roo’s health secretary on Sunday morning, left the post and registered as an aspirant for Morena’s municipal leadership in Isla Mujeres, filing on the final day of sign-ups for the party’s internal selection process.

Rosado registered close to the deadline and enters a contest that already included five other aspirants on the island, all of whom stepped away from their positions to compete.

The other Isla Mujeres hopefuls are Suemi González, formerly the island’s director of economic development; José “Pepe” Aguilar, a former municipal trustee; Humberto Horacio Lara González, who joined Morena about six months ago and resigned his city council seat to seek the nomination; Édgar Gazca, undersecretary for welfare and development; and federal deputy Juan Carrillo Soberanis of the Green Party (PVEM), who served as mayor from 2016 to 2021.

A statewide rush to register

The closing day drew mayors, federal deputies, local legislators, public officials and party members from both Morena and the PVEM, who signed up to compete for the party’s municipal coordination posts across Quintana Roo’s 11 municipalities.

As of Sunday afternoon, Morena’s official website had not published the names of those who registered. Under the party’s rules, the winners of the internal contests will become its candidates for mayor when the electoral season begins, although the lineup could still change depending on alliance agreements with the PVEM and the Labor Party (PT).

Benito Juárez and the northern coast

In Benito Juárez, home to Cancún, Rafael Marín, a native of Tabasco, was among the first to register after losing his bid for the party’s state leadership. Jorge Sanén also signed up and said in advance that he will not request leave from his seat in the state Congress.

Others entering the Cancún race include Salvador “Chava” Diego; Pablo Gutiérrez, who resigned as secretary general of the city government; and PVEM member Pablo Bustamante, formerly the state welfare secretary, among a long list of contenders.

In Playa del Carmen, Mayor Estefanía Mercado announced she will seek reelection. Joining that contest are city councilman Orlando Muñoz; former municipal secretary Arturo Castro Duarte; Antón Bojórquez Mckay, a former promoter of social programs; and Farid Rentería, who is linked to former PAN mayor Lili Campos.

On Cozumel, PVEM state president Renán Sánchez Tajonar and Mayor José Luis Chacón, who is seeking a second term, both registered.

Chetumal, the south and the Maya Zone

In Othón P. Blanco, the state capital, those who registered include David Hernández Solís, a former Morena organization secretary and ex-husband of Mayor Yensunni Martínez Hernández; Luis Gamero Barranco, the city government’s secretary general; Nabil Eljure Terrazas, a former undersecretary of government; Alejandro Alamilla Villanueva, former director general of the state job training institute; and federal deputy Elda Xix Euán.

In Lázaro Cárdenas, Mayor Nivardo Mena registered to seek reelection, as did former treasurer Ismael “Mayito” Moguel and Diana Marleny Olivar Chi.

In Tulum, city councilman Jorge Portilla Mánica signed up a few months after leaving the Citizens’ Movement party to join Morena.

In José María Morelos, Mayor Erick Borges will seek another term. Rossana Romero and Jadla Pacheco Hernández, the municipality’s fourth councilwoman, also registered.

Petronilo Ucán Chí registered in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, while Vicente Franco, who runs the federal Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro youth employment program in the region, signed up in Puerto Morelos.