Social Democratic Party (Mexico, 1980)

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

Social Democratic Party
AbbreviationPSD
FounderManuel Moreno Sánchez
FoundedLate 1970s
RegisteredDecember 14, 1980; 43 years ago (1980-12-14)
Dissolved1982
HeadquartersMexico City
IdeologySocial democracy
Liberalism
Secularism
Revolutionary nationalism
New left
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing

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

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Presidential elections

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Election year Candidate # votes % vote Result Note
1982 Manuel Moreno Sánchez 48,413 0.21  N Defeated

References

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