#EnVivoAhora | Masiosare: Alianza entre Fox y Alito. Entrega del paquete económico. (09/09/2026)

Topic: Alliance between Fox and Alito Table: Analysis and Narrative Panelists: Violeta Vázquez-Rojas, Pedro Miguel, Daniela Barragán, Nancy Flores, and Kurt Hackbarth On September 4, 2026, the national headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Mexico City was the scene of an event of considerable symbolic and political significance: the formal meeting between former President Vicente Fox Quesada and the party's leadership, headed by Alejandro "Alito" Moreno Cárdenas. This meeting took place five days before the official start of the electoral process leading up to the 2027 midterm elections, a key contest in which 17 state governorships, the complete renewal of the Chamber of Deputies, and numerous local positions throughout the country would be contested. To understand the impact of this meeting, it is essential to look back at the democratic transition process of 2000. At that time, Vicente Fox, the candidate of the National Action Party (PAN), broke 71 years of uninterrupted PRI hegemony by launching a direct attack against the authoritarian regime, using historical derogatory terms to describe the PRI leadership. Twenty-six years later, Fox himself crossed the threshold of the PRI's National Executive Committee wearing a red tie—a traditional emblem of the party's membership—and flashing the "V" for victory sign before the cameras. This image reveals a profound reconfiguration in the dynamics of partisan competition in Mexico, driven by a scenario in which the individual voting intentions for traditional parties have declined drastically. President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo repeatedly made ironic comments about the meeting in her morning press conferences. Sheinbaum pointed out that Fox's appearance with a red tie at the PRI headquarters confirms that the PAN and the PRI have always represented the same project ("the PRIAN"). She asserted that this rapprochement demonstrates the lack of new leadership in the opposition and described the alliance as a desperate attempt to "return to the past of corruption and privilege," citing polls where both parties fail to reach double digits in voter preference. Interpreted by its detractors as a symptom of emergency and desperation in the face of low levels of popular support, the rapprochement reveals a profound internal incoherence in both parties, forcing historical figures to contradict their founding principles. Masiosare is a co-production of Canal Once and Canal 22.