Mexico's ruling party elects new leader to shape post-Lopez Obrador era

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Interior Minister Luisa Maria Alcalde Lujan speaks on the day she delivers the sixth and final report of the mandate of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to President of the Chamber of Deputies Ifigenia Martinez (not pictured), at San Lazaro legislative palace in Mexico City, Mexico, September 1, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling Morena party on Sunday elected Interior Secretary Luisa Maria Alcalde as its new leader and awarded the son of outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador a high-ranking position.

Alcalde, a 37-year-old lawyer who hails from a storied Mexican political family, will be tasked with helping consolidate disparate wings of the Morena movement without its founder, Lopez Obrador, who has been a towering figure in Mexican politics in recent years.