Socialdemocratic Party

Infobox Mexican Political Party
party_name = Socialdemocratic Party
party_
leader = Alberto Begné Guerra
foundation =
ideology = Social democracy, New politics
colours = red and white
headquarters =
international = None
continental = None
website = [http://www.psd.org.mx/ www.psd.org.mx/ ]
The Socialdemocratic Party (in Spanish: "Partido Socialdemócrata") is a Mexican political party of recent formation.

The party's first name was Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party ("Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina") but on May 2007 changed its name to Social Democratic Alternative Party, and in 2008 changed again to simply Socialdemocratic Party.

The party started as an alliance between two political leaders: Ignacio Irys and Patricia Mercado. However, most of its members come from four extinct parties: the Social Democracy Party led by Gilberto Rincón Gallardo (which lost its registration as an officially recognized party by barely 20,000 votes in the 2000 election), México Posible, led by Patricia Mercado, Fuerza Ciudadana and the Partido Campesino y Popular.

According to the documents submitted to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), the party has 214,314 members as of July 14, 2005, and it defines itself as a New Left party. Current party president is Alberto Begné Guerra and current vice president is Ignacio Irys Salomon.

Former México Posible leader and feminist activist Patricia Mercado is one of the party founders. She was also the party's presidential candidate in the 2006 elections. In the 2006 legislative elections the party won 4 out of 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no Senators.

ee also

*Politics of Mexico
*List of political parties in Mexico

External links

*es icon [http://www.psd.org.mx/ Official website]
* [http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia_miami.html?id_nota=11223&tabla=miami El Universal: "Two new parties approved by IFE"]