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ESPINOSA SANTIAGO, Orlando  e  TORRES RODRIGUEZ, Ignacio Daniel. The absence of an anti-hegemonic pre-electoral coalition in the State of Mexico’s Governorship. Convergencia [online]. 2023, vol.30, e19423.  Epub 31-Mar-2023. ISSN 2448-5799.  https://doi.org/10.29101/crcs.v30i0.19423.

Literature on pre-electoral coalitions underlines political hegemony, erosion and electoral cycles as determinants for the creation of anti-hegemonic coalitions. However, in governor elections, the previous conditions appear without the expected results. What is impeding them? It is argued that the lack of local concurrence, few simultaneous elections and electoral nationalization inhibit the formation of this type of coalitions. In order to test the argument, we selected the State of Mexico as an example of a negative case and compared it transversally and longitudinally resorting to a case study approach. This paper aims to reveal the conditions that systematically inhibit the formation of anti-hegemonic pre-electoral coalitions. Findings include predominance of officialist coalitions, absence of positions for anti-hegemonic negotiation and greater dependence on national resources. It is concluded that the electoral cycle and the state’s political dimension increase the nationalization of the election.

Palavras-chave : pre-electoral coalitions; case studies; negative case; governor elections; State of Mexico.