List of political parties in Mexico

This article lists political parties in Mexico.

Mexico has a multi-party system, with 3 major political parties.

Nationally, the three main political parties are MORENA, the  PAN, and the  PRI. Other political parties survive in isolation or by forming local coalitions with any of the three.

National parties

Mexico has seven nationally recognized political parties by the National Electoral Institute.

Under Mexican law, parties are listed in the order in which they were first registered, thus:

Other political parties, not registered

• Communist Party of Mexico (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist–Leninist) (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Communists' Party (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Popular Socialist Party of Mexico (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Popular Socialist Party (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Progressive Social Networks (Centre-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Force for Mexico (Centre-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Nationalist Front of Mexico (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• National Synarchist Union (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Autonomous Region Party ("Unification of the northeast")
• Socialist Convergence (Convergencia Socialista - CS) (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Red Sun - People's Movement (Corriente del Pueblo - Sol Rojo) (Far-left, Cannot compete in elections)
• Nationalist Socialist Party Of Mexico, Spanish- Partido Nacional-Socialista de México (far-right not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Cyber Political Party (right-wing, not officially registered as party)
• National Hope Party, Spanish- Partido Esperanza Nacional (right-wing, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• Mexico First Party (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
• México Libre (centre-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)

Local parties

Local parties are registered with the Electoral Institute of each Mexican state according to their own criteria and regulations, which may differ from those of INE but maintaining a national relation due to the highest court in the law of political parties, the SCJN. This list is complete as of 2020.

• Democratic Unity of Coahuila (Unidad Democrática de Coahuila, Coahuila)
• Morelos First Party (Por Morelos al Frente), 2018
• Popular Awareness Party (Partido Conciencia Popular, San Luis Potosi)
• Uniting Wills We Can Build (Sumando Voluntades Podemos Construir, Morelos, registered for 2021 Mexican legislative election)
• More, More Social Support (Más Más Apoyo Social, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
• Morelos Progresses (Morelos Progresa, registered for 2021 elections)
• Social Alternative Movement (Movimiento Alternativa Social, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
• Citizen Welfare (Bienestar Ciudadano, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
• Morelense Political Renewal (Renovación Política Morelense, registered for 2021 elections)
• Strength, Work and Unit for the Timely Rescue of Morelos (Fuerza, Trabajo y Unidad por el Rescate Oportuno de Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
• Morelos Force (Morelos Fuerza, registered for 2021 elections)
• New Alliance (Partido Nueva Alianza, PANAL; active in several states)

Former parties

During the 19th century the two most important parties were the Liberals (Liberales) and the Conservatives (Conservadores).

• Mexican Conservative Party (1849–1867)
• Mexican Liberal Party (1905–1918)
• Progressive Constitutionalist Party (1910–1929)
• Socialist Workers Party (1917–1981)
• Workers Party of Acapulco (Guerrero) (1919–1923)
• Laborist Party (1919–1929)
• Mexican Communist Party (1919–1989)
• Revolutionary Party of National Unification (1939–1940)
• Popular Force Party (1945–1948)
• Federation of Parties of the People (1945–1954)
• Popular Socialist Party (1948–1997)
• Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (1954–2000)
• Movement of National Liberation (1961–1964)
• Workers' Socialist Party (1975–1987)
• Mexican Democratic Party (1979–1997)
• Workers' Revolutionary Party (1979–1996)
• Social Democratic Party (1980-1981)
• Unified Socialist Party of Mexico (1981–1987)
• Mexican Workers' Party (1984–1987)
• Mexican Socialist Party (1987–1989)
• Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction (1987–1997)
• Socialist Convergence (Mexico) (1996–2009)
• Party of the Nationalist Society (1998–2003)
• Social Alliance Party (1998–2003)
• Party of the Democratic Centre (1999–2000)
• Social Democracy (1999–2000)
• Alliance for Yucatan Party (Partido Alianza por Yucatán, Yucatán) (1999-2010)
• Colima Democratic Association (2001–2012)
• Socialist Party of Mexico (2001-2013)
• Citizen Force Party (2002–2003)
• Mexican Liberal Party (2002–2003)
• Social Democratic Party (2005–2009)
• México Posible (2002–2003)
• Humanist Party (2014–2015)
• Social Encounter Party (2006–2018)
• Solidarity Encounter Party (2020–2021)
• Force for Mexico (2020–2021)
• Progressive Social Networks (2020–2021)

See also

• National political association
• Liberalism in Mexico
• Politics of Mexico
• List of political parties by country

References

External links

• Federal Electoral Institute - A list of officially registered national parties can be consulted here.
• Listado de Instutos Electorales Estatales - Index of links to every Electoral Institute in each state of Mexico. Lists of political parties in each state can be consulted in each website.