Council Member Samuel Mollinedo Confirms He Left the Green Party in October, Doesn't Rule Out Joining Morena
The head of Benito Juarez's Urban Development and Mobility Commission says he holds no party affiliation; he'll define his path toward 2027 "when the time comes."
Benito Juárez council member Samuel Mollinedo Portilla confirmed that he left Mexico's Green Ecologist Party (PVEM) back in October 2025 and currently belongs to no political party, though he did not rule out joining Morena down the road.
"Since last year, I left the Green Party — since October of last year — and right now I'm not affiliated and haven't leaned toward any party," declared the council member, who also chairs the Urban Development and Mobility Commission of Cancun's city council.
Regarding a possible move to Morena, Mollinedo said the project feels familiar to him: his father worked as a driver for former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. As for the 2027 local elections, when Quintana Roo's municipal governments will be renewed, he said he will decide "when the time comes," after weighing the political and electoral circumstances, and that for now he is focused on his council work.
What it means for the Benito Juarez council
The switch does not by itself change the council's formal makeup: council members keep their seats even if they change parties or remain unaffiliated, since the office belongs to the elected official, not the party. Mollinedo will continue chairing the commission that rules on urban development and mobility matters — among the portfolios with the most direct impact on daily life in Cancun: land use, city growth and transportation.
The board shifts ahead of 2027
The confirmation caps a week of political repositioning in Quintana Roo: just this Monday, Pablo Bustamante Beltrán resigned as head of the state Welfare Secretariat, citing "personal and political conviction." Neither has announced a candidacy, but both moves point to the 2027 electoral cycle, when the state's eleven municipal governments — including Benito Juárez — will be up for renewal. The rules of that process — deadlines to step down from office, candidate-selection methods and pre-campaign spending caps — will be set by electoral law and each party's internal bodies as the calendar advances.
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