Labor Party (Mexico)

Labor Party
Leader	Alberto Anaya
Founded	December 8, 1990
Headquarters	Mexico City
Ideology	Socialism Maoism Anti-imperialism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Broad Progressive Front
International affiliation	Foro de São Paulo
Continental affiliation	COPPPAL
Colours	Red
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies	0 / 500
Seats in the Senate	6 / 128
Website
http://www.partidodeltrabajo.org.mx
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The Labor Party (Spanish: Partido del Trabajo, PT) is a political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya.

History

National Executive Committee's offices of the Labor Party, located at Avenida Cuauhtemoc 47 in Mexico City.

The PT's roots lay in a network of community organizations formed by Maoist activists. The party first participated in federal elections in 1991, but it failed to win 1.5 percent of the vote (the amount necessary to be recognized as a national party). In 1994, Rosario Ybarra, the prominent activist, became the presidential candidate but later declined in favor of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas.

In 1998 the PT allied with the larger Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) for the first time in the state of Zacatecas. In the 2000 elections, the party took part in the PRD-led Alliance for the Good of All. As part of the Alliance, it won 7 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 1 seat in the Senate.

The PT ran separately from the PRD in the 2003 elections for the Chamber of Deputies. The party won 2.4 percent of the popular vote and 6 out of 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

In November 2005, the PT endorsed the PRD's candidate for President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the July 2006 elections. In these elections the party won 12 out of 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 3 out of 128 Senators.

In October 2006, the PT further allied itself with the PRD and the Convergence Party to form the Broad Progressive Front (FAP for its Spanish initials), which was granted the register by the Federal Electoral Institute.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election year	Candidate	# votes	% vote	Result	Note
1994	Cecilia Soto González	970,121	2.75	N Defeated
2000					support PRD Candidate; Coalition: Alliance for Mexico
2006					support PRD Candidate; Coalition: Coalition for the Good of All
2012					support PRD Candidate; Coalition: Broad Progressive Front

Congressional elections

Chamber of Deputies

Election year	Constituency		PR		# of seats	Position	Presidency		Note
	votes	%	votes	%
1994	896,426	2.7	909,251	2.7	10 / 500	Minority	Ernesto Zedillo
1997	748,869	2.6	756,125	2.6	7 / 500	Minority	Ernesto Zedillo
2000	see: Party of the Democratic Revolution				7 / 500	Minority	Vicente Fox		Coalition: Alliance for Mexico
2003	640,724	2.5	642,290	2.5	6 / 500	Minority	Vicente Fox
2006	see: Party of the Democratic Revolution				12 / 500	Minority	Felipe Calderón		Coalition: Coalition for the Good of All
2009	1,264,210	3.7	1,268,125	3.7	13 / 500	Minority	Felipe Calderón
2012	77,233	4	2,219,228	4.55	15 / 500	Minority	Enrique Peña Nieto		Coalition: Broad Progressive Front

Senate elections

Election year	Constituency		PR		# of seats	Position	Presidency		Note
	votes	%	votes	%
1994			977,072	2.9	0 / 128	Minority	Ernesto Zedillo
1997			745,881	2.6	1 / 128	Minority	Ernesto Zedillo
2000	see: Party of the Democratic Revolution				1 / 128	Minority	Vicente Fox		Coalition: Alliance for Mexico
2006	see: Party of the Democratic Revolution				0 / 128	Minority	Felipe Calderón		Coalition: Coalition for the Good of All
2012			2,339,923	4.9	4 / 128	Minority	Enrique Peña Nieto		Coalition: Broad Progressive Front

References

External links

• (Spanish) Labor Party (Mexico) website