Party of the Democratic Revolution
Mexican political party (1989-present) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD, Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, pronounced [paɾˈtiðo ðe la reβoluˈsjon demoˈkɾatika]) is a state-level[15] social democratic[16][17] political party in Mexico (previously national, until 2024).[18] The PRD originated from the Democratic Current, a political faction formed in 1986 from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[19] The PRD was formed after the contested general election in 1988, which the PRD's immediate predecessor, the National Democratic Front, believed was rigged by the PRI. This sparked a movement away from the PRI's authoritarian rule.[20]
Party of the Democratic Revolution Partido de la Revolución Democrática | |
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President | Jesús Zambrano Grijalva |
Secretary | Adriana Díaz Contreras |
Founders | Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Porfirio Muñoz Ledo Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
Founded | 5 May 1989 (1989-05-05) |
Dissolved | 10 June 2024 (at national level)[1] |
Split from | Institutional Revolutionary Party (majority) |
Preceded by | National Democratic Front, Mexican Socialist Party (legal predecessor) |
Headquarters | Benjamín Franklin No. 84, Colonia Escandón, C.P. 11800. Mexico City Mexico |
Youth wing | Juventudes de Izquierda |
Membership (2023) | 999,249[2] |
Ideology | Social democracy[3] Progressivism[4] |
Political position | Centre-left[8] to left-wing[12] |
National affiliation | Va por México (2020–2023) Fuerza y Corazón por México (2023–2024) |
Continental affiliation | São Paulo Forum[13] COPPPAL |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[14] |
Chamber of Deputies | 12 / 500 |
Senate | 4 / 128 |
Governorships | 0 / 32 |
State legislatures | 69 / 1,124 |
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As of 2023, the PRD was a member of the Fuerza y Corazón por México (Strength and Heart for Mexico) coalition. Internationally, the PRD was a member of the Progressive Alliance.[14] The members of the party are known colloquially in Mexico as Perredistas. In 2024, the party failed to reach the necessary percentage of votes to keep its registration as a national political party.