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Issue 140 (2/2007) of Patria Nueva mentioning Jaime Hurtado, the MPD's assassinated Presidential candidate
The Democratic People's Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Popular Democrático, MPD) is the electoral wing of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (affiliated with the ICMLPO-U&S) and a political party in Ecuador since 1978.
At the legislative elections of 20 October 2002, the party won at least 3 out of 100 seats. It again won 3 seats at the 2006 elections, where its Presidential candidate Luis Villacis came in 9th place with 1.33% of the vote. In the 2009 National Assembly elections it won 5 out of 124 seats with 4.05% of the vote.
Within 26 years of its founding, the MPD reached 29 national and provincial deputies, a prefect, 33 provincial councilors, 21 mayors and council chairmen, 285 councilors, and 313 parish council members.[1]
The principles of the party can be summarized in its slogan: the "conquest of a popular government, patriotic, democratic, and revolutionary that resolutely applies its program and lays the groundwork for the conquest of socialism."
The MPD is a party with union presence and plays a leading role in the organization of strikes and the politicization of state educational entities through its participation in the National Union of Educators. This has brought it success within the trade unions.
From 9 to July 13, 2007, the MPD and PCMLE jointly organized the XI International Seminar's "Problems of Revolution in Latin America," which was attended by, in addition to the MPD and PCMLE, organizations like the FARC, the Popular Liberation Army of Colombia, the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front of Chile, the Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland, and several other organizations in Ecuador, including the Revolutionary Youth of Ecuador, the Federation of University Students of Ecuador, the General Workers Union of Ecuador, and the United Federation of Affiliates for Peasant Social Security.[2]
MPD publishes Patria Nueva.
References
- ^ El Comercio, "MPD, el brazo callejero de Correa", 20 de marzo de 2007, p. 3
- ^ XI Seminario Internacional
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Political parties in Ecuador 
Parties represented
in the National Assembly of Ecuador (124)PAIS Alliance (59) · January 21 Patriotic Society Party (19) · Social Christian Party (11) · Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (7) · Municipalist Movement for National Integrity (5) · Democratic People's Movement (5) · Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country (4) · Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (3) · Democratic Left (3) · National Democratic Coalition (1) · Independent Movement Deeds are Loves (1) · Social Conservative Movement of Carchi (1) · Independent Political Movement Amauta Yuyai (1) · Autonomous Regional Movement (1) · Civic Conscience (1) · Regional Action for Equity/Latin American Popular Alliance (1) · Independent Movement United for Pastaza (1)Parties not represented
in the National Assembly of EcuadorA New Option · Alfarista Radical Front · Communist Party of Ecuador · Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun · Concentration of People's Forces · Conservative Party · Democratic Transformation · Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party · Freedom Party · Movement Ecuador's Force · Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador · United Left (Ethics and Democracy Network/Independent Movement Democratic Pole) · Christian Democratic Union · Provincial Integration Movement · Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador · Solidary Fatherland Movement · Workers' Party of Ecuador · Fertile Earth Movement · Movement of National Agreement · Thousandfold Victory Movement · Social Integration Movement · Independent Just and Solidary Movement · National Movement for Social ConsensusPortal:Politics · List of political parties · Politics of Ecuador Categories:- Communist parties in Ecuador
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