Social Democratic Party (Mexico, 1980)

Not to be confused with Social Democratic Party (Mexico).

The Social Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Social Demócrata, PSD) was a political party in Mexico during the late 1970s to 1982 with a moderate leftist tendency. It was founded by Manuel Moreno Sánchez, a former member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).^[1][2][3]

Social Democratic Party
Abbreviation	PSD
Founder	Manuel Moreno Sánchez
Founded	Late 1970s
Registered	14 December 1980; 44 years ago (1980-12-14)
Dissolved	1982
Headquarters	Mexico City
Ideology	Social democracy Liberalism Secularism Revolutionary nationalism New left
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
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Advocating revolutionary nationalism and a new left stance and founded thanks to political reforms implemented by José López Portillo y Pacheco, the party was registered on 14 December 1980.^[4] It eventually participated in the 1982 elections, in which it nominated Moreno as its presidential candidate. He received 48,412 votes (0.21%): less than the 2% of the vote required to retain party registration, with which the party was dissolved and disappeared.

Election results

Presidential elections

Election year	Candidate	# votes	% vote	Result	Note
1982	Manuel Moreno Sánchez	48,413	0.21	N Defeated