
The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish language: ''Partido de la Revolución Democrática'', PRD) is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. Founded in Mexico City on May 5, 1989 by Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Heberto Castillo, Gilberto Rincón Gallardo, Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, and other leading left-wing politicians, it was proclaimed to be the party of the ''6 de julio'' (July 6), referring to the date of Mexico's 1988 presidential election. On that date, it is alleged that Cárdenas, the candidate of a coalition of center-left parties (the ''Frente Democrático Nacional)'' won the election but was denied victory by fraudulent means. Victory was instead given to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional candidate, Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Cardenas and some of his followers had left the PRI in protest. The party traces its pedigree to the Partido Comunista de México (PCM, the Communist Party of Mexico), Partido Socialista Unificado de México (PSUM, the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico), and the Partido Mexicano Socialista (PMS, the Mexican Socialist Party). The PMS donated its registration with the Federal Electoral Commission (CFE) to enable the new party to be established. A large number of defectors from the PRI also swelled the PRD's ranks. The PRD has a strong electoral presence in central and southern Mexico. The party has won Governor races in several states including Guerrero, Chiapas, Michoacán, Zacatecas, Baja California Sur. It has also maintained control over the Mexican Federal District (Mexico City) ever since the city's voters were first allowed to elect local authorities in 1997. In the 2003 local elections, 13 of the Federal District's 16 borough mayoral races ''(jefes delegacionales)'' were won by PRD candidates. The Head of Government of the Federal District, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has recently announced his candidacy for the party's nomination for the July 2006 presidential elections. He is assumed to be one of the favourites. ==External link== *[http://www.prd.org.mx/ Official PRD website (in Spanish)] Political parties in Mexico
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The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish language: ''Partido de la Revolución Democrática'', PRD) is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. Founded in Mexico City on May 5, 1989 by Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Heberto Castillo, Gilberto Rincón Gallardo, Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, and other leading left-wing politicians, it was proclaimed to be the party of the ''6 de julio'' (July 6), referring to the date of Mexico's 1988 presidential election. On that date, it is alleged that Cárdenas, the candidate of a coalition of center-left parties (the ''Frente Democrático Nacional)'' won the election but was denied victory by fraudulent means. Victory was instead given to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional candidate, Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Cardenas and some of his followers had left the PRI in protest. The party traces its pedigree to the Partido Comunista de México (PCM, the Communist Party of Mexico), Partido Socialista Unificado de México (PSUM, the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico), and the Partido Mexicano Socialista (PMS, the Mexican Socialist Party). The PMS donated its registration with the Federal Electoral Commission (CFE) to enable the new party to be established. A large number of defectors from the PRI also swelled the PRD's ranks. The PRD has a strong electoral presence in central and southern Mexico. The party has won Governor races in several states including Guerrero, Chiapas, Michoacán, Zacatecas, Baja California Sur. It has also maintained control over the Mexican Federal District (Mexico City) ever since the city's voters were first allowed to elect local authorities in 1997. In the 2003 local elections, 13 of the Federal District's 16 borough mayoral races ''(jefes delegacionales)'' were won by PRD candidates. The Head of Government of the Federal District, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has recently announced his candidacy for the party's nomination for the July 2006 presidential elections. He is assumed to be one of the favourites. ==External link== *[http://www.prd.org.mx/ Official PRD website (in Spanish)] Political parties in Mexico
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