List of political parties in Mexico
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This article lists political parties in Mexico.
Mexico has a multi-party system, with six nationally registered political parties and number of others that operate locally in one or more states.
National parties
[edit]Mexico has six nationally recognized political parties by the National Electoral Institute.
Under Mexican law, parties are listed in the order in which they were first registered, thus:
Most recently, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) lost its status as a national party in the aftermath of the 2024 general election.[1]
Other political parties, not registered
[edit]- Communist Party of Mexico (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist–Leninist) (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Communists' Party (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Popular Socialist Party of Mexico (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Popular Socialist Party (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Progressive Social Networks (Centre-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Force for Mexico (Centre-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Nationalist Front of Mexico (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- National Synarchist Union (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Autonomous Region Party ("Unification of the northeast")
- Socialist Convergence (Convergencia Socialista - CS) (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Red Sun - People's Movement (Corriente del Pueblo - Sol Rojo) (Far-left, Cannot compete in elections)
- Nationalist Socialist Party Of Mexico, Spanish- Partido Nacional-Socialista de México (far-right not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Cyber Political Party (right-wing, not officially registered as party)
- National Hope Party, Spanish- Partido Esperanza Nacional (right-wing, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- Mexico First Party (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
- México Libre (centre-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
Local parties
[edit]Local parties are registered with the Electoral Institute of each Mexican state according to their own criteria and regulations, which may differ from those of INE but maintaining a national relation due to the highest court in the law of political parties, the SCJN. This list is complete as of 2020.
- Democratic Unity of Coahuila (Unidad Democrática de Coahuila, Coahuila)[2]
- Morelos First Party (Por Morelos al Frente), 2018
- Popular Awareness Party (Partido Conciencia Popular, San Luis Potosi)
- Uniting Wills We Can Build (Sumando Voluntades Podemos Construir, Morelos, registered for 2021 Mexican legislative election)[3]
- More, More Social Support (Más Más Apoyo Social, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)[3]
- Morelos Progresses (Morelos Progresa, registered for 2021 elections)[3]
- Social Alternative Movement (Movimiento Alternativa Social, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)[3]
- Citizen Welfare (Bienestar Ciudadano, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)[3]
- Morelense Political Renewal (Renovación Política Morelense, registered for 2021 elections)[3]
- Strength, Work and Unit for the Timely Rescue of Morelos (Fuerza, Trabajo y Unidad por el Rescate Oportuno de Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)[3]
- Morelos Force (Morelos Fuerza, registered for 2021 elections)[3]
- New Alliance (Partido Nueva Alianza, PANAL; active in several states)
Former parties
[edit]During the 19th century the two most important parties were the Liberals (Liberales) and the Conservatives (Conservadores).[citation needed]
- Liberal Party (1822-1867 de facto)
- Conservative Party (1849–1867)
- Mexican Liberal Party (1905–1918)
- Progressive Constitutionalist Party (1910–1929)
- Socialist Workers Party (1917–1981)
- Workers Party of Acapulco (Guerrero) (1919–1923)
- Laborist Party (1919–1929)
- Mexican Communist Party (1919–1989)
- Marxist Workers Bloc of Mexico (1937-1940)
- Revolutionary Party of National Unification (1939–1940)
- Popular Force Party (1945–1948)
- Federation of Parties of the People (1945–1954)
- Popular Socialist Party (1948–1997)
- Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (1954–2000)
- Movement of National Liberation (1961–1964)
- Workers' Socialist Party (1975–1987)
- Mexican Democratic Party (1979–1997)
- Workers' Revolutionary Party (1979–1996)
- Social Democratic Party (1980-1981)
- Unified Socialist Party of Mexico (1981–1987)
- Mexican Workers' Party (1984–1987)
- Mexican Socialist Party (1987–1989)
- Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction (1987–1997)
- Socialist Convergence (Mexico) (1996–2009)
- Party of the Nationalist Society (1998–2003)
- Social Alliance Party (1998–2003)
- Party of the Democratic Centre (1999–2000)
- Social Democracy (1999–2000)
- Alliance for Yucatan Party (Partido Alianza por Yucatán, Yucatán) (1999-2010)
- Colima Democratic Association (2001–2012)
- Socialist Party of Mexico (2001-2013)
- Citizen Force Party (2002–2003)
- Mexican Liberal Party (2002–2003)
- Social Democratic Party (2005–2009)
- México Posible (2002–2003)
- Humanist Party (2014–2015)
- Social Encounter Party (2006–2018)
- Solidarity Encounter Party (2020–2021)
- Force for Mexico (2020–2021)
- Progressive Social Networks (2020–2021)
- Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–2024)
See also
[edit]- National political association
- Liberalism in Mexico
- Politics of Mexico
- List of political parties by country
References
[edit]- ^ Figueroa, Héctor (13 June 2024). "El PRD seguirá con registro como partido local en 13 estados, aunque no sea partido nacional". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Listados de partidos
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mata, Ana Lilia (September 1, 2020). "Ya hay ocho nuevos partidos políticos". Cuernavaca: La Unión de Morelos. p. 2.
External links
[edit]- Federal Electoral Institute - A list of officially registered national parties can be consulted here.
- Listado de Instutos Electorales Estatales - Index of links to every Electoral Institute in each state of Mexico. Lists of political parties in each state can be consulted in each website.