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Adán Augusto López ignored Sheinbaum's decalogue and traveled to Paris in first class.

The member of Morena traveled with a woman and an assistant. Each ticket in that class costs approximately 311,549 pesos

While Morena  boasts its principles of austerity and publicly repudiates the luxuries of the old regime, its own members seem to be caught in the same vices they claim to combat.

One of the most recent and scandalous cases is that of the president of the Senate's Political Coordination Board, Adán Augusto López. The Morena member was caught traveling on a top-level flight to Paris, completely ignoring the decalogue promoted by Claudia Sheinbaum.

According to journalist Salvador García Soto, Adán Augusto boarded flight AF0179 of AirFrance on the night of Sunday, May 4, 2025. He departed from the Mexico City International Airport  (AICM) to the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

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A first-class trip to Europe has a very high cost | La Derecha Diario

The reservation was made in the exclusive Premier class, accompanied by a woman and an assistant. Each ticket in that class has an approximate cost of 311,549 pesos.

This pleasure trip occurred right after Morena released its new political behavior decalogue. The decalogue explicitly condemns top-level, consumerism, international trips with public resources  and the use of high-cost airplanes.

What does Sheinbaum's decalogue say?

The document promoted by Sheinbaum  warns that "the paraphernalia of power is from the past of corruption and privileges, not from Morena."

Additionally, it calls on its members to conduct themselves with humility, honesty, and simplicity. Among its key points, the decalogue prohibits:

Traveling on private planes

Wearing brand-name clothing

Dining in expensive restaurants

Traveling in armored vans with escorts.

A group of people is sitting at a long table in front of an audience raising their fists in support, with a background showing a poster of a political event.
Morena held its national council on Sunday, where they presented the decalogue | La Derecha Diario

Can Morena members be consistent and really do what they say?

But actions speak louder than words, as Adán Augusto's trip demonstrates a total disconnection between Morena's public narrative and the behavior of its leaders.

What for ordinary citizens represents a mockery, for certain party members seems to be simply "just another custom of power."

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The Morena party member carries several scandals of the same nature | La Derecha Diario

This type of action alone deteriorates the credibility of the movement that was supposedly going to regenerate the country's public life. But it also highlights the double standards with which much of its leadership operates.

Mexico  is a country where millions of people struggle daily to survive, and where young people have fewer opportunities to build their future. The question then remains, is it acceptable for politicians to travel to Paris in first class, ignoring the very rules they promote?

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