Social Democratic Party Partido Social Demócrata | |
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| Abbreviation | PSD |
| Leader | Alberto Begné Guerra |
| Founder | Patricia Mercado Ignacio Irys Salomon |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Dissolved | 2009 |
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| Merged into | Citizens' Movement |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
| Ideology | Secularism Social democracy New Left Feminism |
| Political position | Center-left toleft-wing |
| Colours | Red andWhite |
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TheSocial Democratic Party orSocial Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party (Spanish:Partido Socialdemócrata, PSD,Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina, Alternativa) was a left-wingMexicanpolitical party between 2005 and 2009. It defined itself as a New Left party and distanced itself from what they claimed was the "conflictive left" in Mexico.[1] Founded byPatricia Mercado andIgnacio Irys Salomon, the party nominated Patrica Mercado for the2006 general election.
In the2006 legislative elections the party won 4 out of 500 seats in theChamber of Deputies
Originally named asSocial Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party, the party started as an alliance between two political leaders,Ignacio Irys Salomon and Patricia Mercado along with peasantry factions. Although, most of its members also come from four other social democratic parties who have lost registration and merged from the followingSocial Democracy Party led byGilberto Rincón Gallardo,México Posible (originallyled by Patricia Mercado),Fuerza Ciudadana and thePartido Campesino y Popular.[2][3]
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During 2006, The peasant wing of the PSD was headed by Ignacio Irys Salomón, as part of the fracturedCoalition of Urban and Peasant Democratic Organizations which brings together ejidatarios, small landowners and commoners.[4]
The party was seriously fractured, since it was a new party right before the 2006 elections. The peasant wing decided to promote the candidacy of pharmaceutical businessmanVíctor González Torres, who was highly popular among them and challenged Mercado's candidacy, assuming that the latter did not have sufficient support within the party. González Torres proclaimed himself as candidate and began a media campaign against Mercado. TheElectoral Institute ratified Mercado's candidacy for presidential candidate of the party.[5][6]
After ratification was confirmed for Mercado, Víctor González campaigned without a political party or registration as a candidate.[3]
in the2006 elections the PSD managed to obtain 2.11% of the total votes, while in the2006 legislative elections the party won 4 out of 500 seats in theChamber of Deputies but nosenators elected.
The Social Democratic Party came to an end after the results in the2009 legislative elections; the party won only 1.03% of the vote and did not reach the 2.0% required to be known as a political party, thus losing registration and dissolving.[1][7] Some of its principal members joined theCitizens' Movement Party.[8]
The PSD opposed the public influence of theRoman Catholic Church and has challenged the moral and teaching authority ofArchbishop of Mexico CardinalNorberto Rivera. It also pleaded in favor ofequal marriage,euthanasia, the decriminalization ofabortion and the legalization of some drugs.[9][10]
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