Social Democratic Party (Mexico, 1980) Explained

Social Democratic Party (Mexico, 1980) should not be confused with Social Democratic Party (Mexico).

Foundation:Late 1970s
Ideology:Social democracy
Liberalism
Secularism
Revolutionary nationalism
New left
Headquarters:Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Abbreviation:PSD
Founder:Manuel Moreno Sánchez
Dissolved:1982
Position:Centre-left to left-wing

The Social Democratic Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Socialdemócrata, PSD) was a political party in Mexico during the late 1970s to 1982 with a moderate leftist tendency. It was founded by, a former member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party[1] [2] [3]

Advocating revolutionary nationalism and a new left stance and founded due to political reforms implemented by José López Portillo y Pacheco. The party was registered on 14 December 1980 [4] which eventually became part of the 1982 elections, in which it nominated Moreno as its presidential candidate. He received 48,412 votes (0.21%) less than the 2% of the vote required to retain party registration, the party dissolved and disappeared.

Election Results

Presidential elections

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bruhn, Kathleen . Taking on Goliath: The Emergence of a New Left Party and the Struggle for Democracy in Mexico . 2010-11-01 . Penn State Press . 978-0-271-04278-7 . en.
  2. Book: Ortiz, César Jiménez . Política a la mexicana: (políticos y partidos) . 2004 . Fundación Universitaria de Derecho, Administración y Política (FUNDAp) . 978-968-5435-39-0 . es.
  3. Web site: La Jornada . 2023-10-08 . www.jornada.com.mx.
  4. Book: Casanova, Pablo González . El estado y los partidos políticos en México: ensayos . 1986 . Ediciones Era . 978-968-411-150-9 . es.