Social Alliance Party
The Social Alliance Party (Spanish: Partido Alianza Social; abbr. PAS), was a centrist humanist political party in Mexico that was founded in 1998 by José Antonio Calderón Cardoso and Guillermo Calderón Domínguez until it's dissolution in 2003.[1][2][3]
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| Abbreviation | PAS |
| President | José Antonio Calderón Cardoso |
| General Secretary | Adalberto Rosas Lopez[4] |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Dissolved | 2003 |
| Preceded by | Mexican Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
| Ideology | Humanism Christian democracy[5] Social Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing[6] |
| Slogan | For Peace, Truth and Change |
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The PAS never managed to have a real presence in the Mexican elections other than in the 2000 general election, where the party participated in part of the Alliance for Mexico. A coalition that supports Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano for presidency, which permitted him to conserve the registration and gave him two Federal Deputies in the 58th Legislature.
History[edit]
Initial stages and foundation of PAS 1997-1998[edit]
Following the Mexican Democratic Party's defeat in the 1997 Mexican Legislative Elections, the party held its National Congress in Mexico City, where a resolution was reached to dissolve the aforementioned "political institute".[7]
Notably, prominent politicians who were initially associated with the PDM, José Antonio Calderón and Guillermo Calderón Domínguez, were essential in the formation of PAS,[8] Along with numerous PDM militants and other right-wing rearmaments such as the National Synarchist Union.[7][2][9]
Decline and dissolution[edit]
INE Fines[edit]
Before their involvement in the 2003 Legislative Elections, PAS was fined 3 million 285 thousand pesos by the Federal Electoral Institute, for allegedly mismanaging financial resources and using treasury funds for "non-partisan activities." Beatriz Patricia Lorenzo Juarez, the party's organizational secretary. Made reference to the fines levied by the IFE, criticizing the effort to "treat all parties equally".[10]
Guillermo Calderón claimed that an "annual plan" was in development to help structure the party and achieving a presence throughout the country to compete in the legislative elections. He asserted that the projection of PAS for 2003 must be applied in order not to lose its registration with the IFE and allow them to participate in the next electoral local elections.[10]
Dissolution[edit]
PAS never managed to achieve the votes needed to keep registration during the 2003 Legislative elections (2.00%), only managing to receive around 0.7% votes to be considered a political party, thus dissolving PAS on the 29th of August 2003.
Ideology[edit]
The PAS defined itself centrist and forbade to fit into the traditional spectrum of right or left;[1] however, it was considered right-wing as it’s precursor and just about all its members appeared from the dissolved Mexican Democratic Party.[8][2][11]
PAS presidents[edit]
- (1998 - 2003): José Antonio Calderón Cardoso
PAS presidential candidates[edit]
- (2000): Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (alliance with PRD, PT, C and PSN to form Alliance for Mexico coalition)
References[edit]
- ^ a b https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb94893552/_1.pdf
- ^ a b c Paz, Guillermina BAENA (2002). "El Partido Alianza Social". Estudios Políticos (in Spanish) (31). doi:10.22201/fcpys.24484903e.2002.31.37563. ISSN 2448-4903.
- ^ Electoral, Instituto Federal (26 January 2001). "EL PAS ES HUMANISTA, LIBRE E INDEPENDIENTE" (in Spanish).
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- ^ "Register". go.gale.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Rodrigo Castro Cornejo (November 2023). "LA ULTRADERECHA EN MÉXICO: AUSENCIA DE BACKLASH POR EL IZQUIERDISMO (NO PROGRESISTA) DE AMLO" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation. p. 5. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Gale - Product Login". galeapps.gale.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Gale - Product Login". galeapps.gale.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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- ^ a b "Gale - Product Login". galeapps.gale.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Electoral, Instituto Federal (26 January 2001). "LA FILOSOFÍA DEL PARTIDO ALIANZA SOCIAL" (in Spanish).