Juntos por Méjico

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Juntos por Méjico (English: Together for Mejico; JxM) is a center-right to right-wing Mejican electoral coalition formed by the National Action Party (PAN), the Mejican Democratic Party (PDM), the Green Ecologist Party (PVEM), and some independent deputies. It was formed following the 2020 general election, as the PDM - the second political force in the country - struggled to lead a coalition of its own, and instead accepted a secondary role within the coalition, seeking to consolidate the right-wing vote against the Popular Progressive Party and its tentative coalition, Libertad Mejicana (Mejican Liberty).

The coalition promotes, economically, corporatism and assertive trade policy, imposing tariffs and encouraging domestic production to bolster the Mejican economy; socially, it champions familialism and Christian values, emphasizing the roles of traditional family structures and religious beliefs in society; demographically, a lowered immigration rate and the protection of Mejican cultural identity; in terms of Mejico's energy policy, it supports the "Nuevo Plan Atómico", a successor of José Vasconcelos' plan of the same name, with the aim of building multiple nuclear power facilities across the country, reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

While initially somewhat isolationist, the Tapachula Incident in October 2022 flared up nationalist sentiments in Mejico. The PDM threatened to file a motion of no confidence in President Gabriel Quadri, leader of the PAN, if he did not commit to strong action against the Democratic Republic of Central America. In January 2023, Mejico launched Operation Nuevo Amanecer and began an invasion of the DRCA, which ended in the deposition of Coordinator Daniel Ortega in February 2024.

The coalition has become increasingly authoritarian since the breakout of civil unrest in September 2023 following a series of referendums carried out in the occupied Central American territories, where some regions voted in favor of annexation. The opposition decried this as imperialistic and staged a series of protests that grew increasingly violent as the months advanced. In November 2023, Emperor Agustín VI declared the two main parties of the opposition as proscribed, and prohibited their activities, giving way to a legislative crisis and the extraordinary legislative election.