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.