Mexico’s Ruling Morena Party Appoints Ariadna Montiel as New Leader

(In first ⁠paragraph, ⁠corrects first ⁠name from Adriana ​to Ariadna ‌Montiel)

MEXICO CITY, May ‌3 (Reuters) – ⁠Mexico’s ⁠ruling morena party on Sunday named ​Ariadna Montiel Reyes as ​its new party president ⁠after ⁠her predecessor ⁠Luisa Maria ​Alcalde stepped down from ​the ⁠role to join the administration ⁠of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Montiel was serving ⁠as minister of welfare under President Sheinbaum, a role she also held under the ⁠previous president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

(Reporting by Iñigo Alexander, ​Editing by ​Nick Zieminski)

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