Following the 6 July 2003 midterm election, Mexico has six nationally recognized political parties. National recognition is given to those parties that secure representation in Congress (effectively, a share of the popular vote greater than 2%).
Under Mexican law, parties are listed in the order in which they were first registered, thus:
In terms of their congressional representation and share of the national vote, the first three can be considered major parties. The other three are, in comparison, minor.
Other political parties and leaders
These parties are either defunct, nonofficial or informal, or operational only in individual states:
- Liga de Trabajadores por el Socialismo (LTS) (Trotskist)
- Partido Alianza Social (PAS) Social Alliance Party - José Antonio CALDERÓN Cardoso
- Partido Auténtico de la Revolución de México (PARM) - Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution
- Partido de Centro Democrático (PCD) Party of the Democratic Center - Manuel CAMACHO Solís
- Partido de los Comunistas Mexicanos (PCM)
- Social Democratic Party (PDS) - Gilberto RINCÓN Gallardo
- Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN)
- Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM)
- Partido Obrero Socialista (POS)
- Partido Popular Socialista (PPS)
- Party of the Nationalist Society (PSN) - Gustavo RIOJAIS Santana
In the 19th century the two important parties were:
See also: Political party, List of political parties, Politics, Politics of Mexico, Mexico
