The Social Alliance Party (; abbr. PAS), was a radical-right humanist political party in Mexico that was founded in 1998 by José Antonio Calderón Cardoso and Guillermo Calderón Domínguez. It was dissolved in 2003.
History
Initial stages and foundation of PAS 1997-1998
Following the Mexican Democratic Party's defeat in the 1997 legislative elections (less than one percent of the vote and no seats), the party held its National Congress in Mexico City, where a resolution was reached to dissolve the aforementioned "political institute".
Notably, prominent politicians who were initially associated with the PDM, José Antonio Calderón and Guillermo Calderón Domínguez, were essential in the formation of PAS. It was recognized and obtained federal party registration on June 30, 1999.
2000 General Election
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During the 2000 general election, the party formed a coalition with the Democratic Revolution Party known as the Alliance for Mexico (): a left-wing coalition consisting of political parties opposed to the Institutional Revolutionary Party and nominating Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas as its presidential candidate.
In total, 19% of the votes were cast for the coalition, which allowed the Social Alliance Party two seats in the Chamber of Deputies and registration in the LVIII Legislature.
Decline and dissolution
INE fines
Before its involvement in the 2003 legislative elections, PAS was fined 3,285,000 pesos by the Federal Electoral Institute, for allegedly mismanaging financial resources and using treasury funds for "non-party 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".
Dissolution
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 29 August 2003.
Ideology
The PAS defined itself centrist and forbade to fit into the traditional spectrum of right or left;
PAS presidents
- (1998 - 2003): José Antonio Calderón Cardoso
PAS presidential candidates
- (2000): Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (alliance with PRD, PT, C and PSN to form Alliance for Mexico coalition)