Social Democratic Party (Mexico, 1980)

The Social Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Socialdemócrata, PSD) was a political party in Mexico during 1980 to 1982 with a moderate leftist tendency. It was founded by Manuel Moreno Sánchez, a former member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.[1][2][3]

Not to be confused with Social Democratic Party (Mexico).
Social Democratic Party
AbbreviationPSD
FounderManuel Moreno Sánchez
FoundedDecember 14, 1980 (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, the party was founded on the 14th of December 1980 [4] and managed to obtain registration in early 1981 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

References
  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.
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