The Mexican Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Mexicano, PDM, El Partido Gallito Colorado[1]) was an ultra-Catholicsocial conservative political party in Mexico that existed between 1979 and 1997. At its height in 1982, the party had over 500,000 active voters and 12 seats in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados).
Whilst the UNS faded after the 1940s it continued as a local group and was boosted, along with a number of other opposition groups, by a series of electoral reforms during the 1970s that introduced an element of proportional representation into the electoral system. As a result of these, the UNS, the activities of which were largely confined to Guanajuato, was reconstituted as a new political party called the Mexican Democratic Party.[2]
The party was formed against a backdrop of renewed importance for the Catholic Church in Mexican society, with a growth in the influence of groups such as Opus Dei whilst the opposition National Action Party (PAN) self-identified as Catholic.[3] The two parties differed however in that the PDM drew support from the rural lower-classes, whilst the PAN was firmly the province of the urban middle classes, and the PAN had a more moderate platform than the PDM.[2]
Although the PDM managed to gain seats in the Chamber of Deputies, it was a very small opposition party compared to the PAN, having gained only 2.3% of the nationwide vote during the 1982 general election. Even so, if its seat increase from the 1979 congressional election to the 1982 election is considered, the PDM had the second-highest (after the PAN) percentage increase of total votes out of all the political parties in Mexico.[6]
Declineedit
Ernesto Zedillo was the presidential candidate that won the 1994 election, the last time the PDM would participate in an election before it lost its registry.
In the presidential elections of 1988 the party started to lose support. In the presidential elections of 1994, the party supported the candidature of Pablo Emilio Madero and was renamed National Opposition Union (UNO) after having joined with several small conservative organizations. It lost its registry. It again recovered it in 1996, but in the 1997 elections, it lost its registry again.[7]
Many of their militants conformed in 1999 the new Social Alliance Party, which did not obtain notable political presence in the country either.
In 2013, former members of the party began to lay the groundwork for the re-registration of the party to take part in mid-term elections in 2015.[8]
^Tagle, Silvia Gómez (1984). "El Partido Demócrata Mexicano y su presencia en la sociedad". Revista Mexicana de Sociología. 46 (2): 75–110. doi:10.2307/3540176. ISSN 0188-2503. JSTOR 3540176.
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The Mexican Democratic Party Spanish Partido Democrata Mexicano PDM El Partido Gallito Colorado 1 was an ultra Catholic social conservative political party in Mexico that existed between 1979 and 1997 At its height in 1982 the party had over 500 000 active voters and 12 seats in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies Camara de Diputados Mexican Democratic Party Partido Democrata MexicanoFounded1975Dissolved1997Split fromNational Synarchist UnionSucceeded bySocial Alliance PartyHeadquartersMexico City MexicoIdeologyNational conservatismSocial conservatismNational syndicalismPolitical CatholicismNeo fascismPolitical positionFar rightReligionCatholicismPolitics of MexicoPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 Rise 1 1 Origins 1 2 Electoral performance 2 Decline 3 Notable members 3 1 Party presidents 3 2 Presidential candidates 4 Electoral history 4 1 Presidential elections 4 2 Congressional elections 4 2 1 Chamber of Deputies 5 See also 6 ReferencesRise editOrigins edit nbsp Opus Dei and its increasing influence in Mexico during the 1970s contributed to the establishment of the PDM The PDM had its origin in the Manuel Torres Bueno wing of the right wing Catholic and the clerical fascist National Synarchist Union UNS who fought openly against anti Catholic articles of the Constitution of 1917 particularly in the states of Jalisco Aguascalientes Queretaro Guanajuato and Michoacan the states in which the Cristero War was fought from 1926 to 1929 Whilst the UNS faded after the 1940s it continued as a local group and was boosted along with a number of other opposition groups by a series of electoral reforms during the 1970s that introduced an element of proportional representation into the electoral system As a result of these the UNS the activities of which were largely confined to Guanajuato was reconstituted as a new political party called the Mexican Democratic Party 2 The party was formed against a backdrop of renewed importance for the Catholic Church in Mexican society with a growth in the influence of groups such as Opus Dei whilst the opposition National Action Party PAN self identified as Catholic 3 The two parties differed however in that the PDM drew support from the rural lower classes whilst the PAN was firmly the province of the urban middle classes and the PAN had a more moderate platform than the PDM 2 Electoral performance edit In the 1979 legislative elections the PDM gained 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 4 It increased its representation to 12 seats in the 1982 election 5 It was in the old UNS heartlands that the PDM obtained its greatest electoral presence prevailing in several important municipalities like Lagos de Moreno in Jalisco or the city of Guanajuato Although the PDM managed to gain seats in the Chamber of Deputies it was a very small opposition party compared to the PAN having gained only 2 3 of the nationwide vote during the 1982 general election Even so if its seat increase from the 1979 congressional election to the 1982 election is considered the PDM had the second highest after the PAN percentage increase of total votes out of all the political parties in Mexico 6 Decline edit nbsp Ernesto Zedillo was the presidential candidate that won the 1994 election the last time the PDM would participate in an election before it lost its registry In the presidential elections of 1988 the party started to lose support In the presidential elections of 1994 the party supported the candidature of Pablo Emilio Madero and was renamed National Opposition Union UNO after having joined with several small conservative organizations It lost its registry It again recovered it in 1996 but in the 1997 elections it lost its registry again 7 Many of their militants conformed in 1999 the new Social Alliance Party which did not obtain notable political presence in the country either In 2013 former members of the party began to lay the groundwork for the re registration of the party to take part in mid term elections in 2015 8 Notable members editParty presidents edit Ignacio Gonzalez Gollaz Victor Atilano Gomez Mariano GaxiolaPresidential candidates edit 1982 Ignacio Gonzalez Gollaz 1988 Gumersindo Magana 1994 Pablo Emilio MaderoElectoral history editPresidential elections edit Election year Candidate Votes Outcome Notes1982 Ignacio Gonzalez Gollaz 433 886 1 9 4 Lost1988 Gumersindo Magana Negrete 199 484 1 04 4 Lost1994 Pablo Emilio Madero 97 935 0 28 9 LostCongressional elections edit Chamber of Deputies edit Election year Constituency PR of seats Position Presidency Notevotes votes 1979 293 540 2 3 5 10 237 Jose Lopez Portillo nbsp 1982 534 122 2 1 5 12 400 Miguel de la Madrid nbsp 1985 507 710 2 9 4 12 400 Miguel de la Madrid nbsp 1988 244 458 1 3 7 0 500 Carlos Salinas de Gortari nbsp 1991 276 661 1 2 7 0 500 Carlos Salinas de Gortari nbsp 1994 151 100 0 4 9 0 500 Ernesto Zedillo nbsp 1997 193 509 0 7 7 0 500 Ernesto Zedillo nbsp See also editMexican synarchism List of political parties in MexicoReferences edit Gale Product Login galeapps gale com Retrieved 2023 09 05 a b A Riding Mexico Inside the Volcano Coronet Books 1989 p 113 Riding Mexico p 92 Riding Mexico p 101 Riding Mexico p 102 Tagle Silvia Gomez 1984 El Partido Democrata Mexicano y su presencia en la sociedad Revista Mexicana de Sociologia 46 2 75 110 doi 10 2307 3540176 ISSN 0188 2503 JSTOR 3540176 dice AHF Mexico convoca a 2ª Carrera por el Dia Mundial del Sida 2023 Mexico Social https www mexicosocial org conservadurismo in Mexican Spanish Retrieved 2024 03 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a External link in code class cs1 code title code help CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Gaceta mx Archived 2013 01 15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mexican Democratic Party amp oldid 1214856365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
