# List of political parties in Mexico

This article lists political parties in Mexico.
Mexico has a multi-party system, with six nationally registered political parties and number of others that operate locally in one or more states.

## National parties

Mexico has six nationally recognized political parties by the National Electoral Institute.
Under Mexican law, parties are listed in the order in which they were first registered, thus:
| Party | Party | Party | Abbr. | Founded | Position | Ideology | Leader | Representation | Representation |
| Party | Party | Party | Abbr. | Founded | Position | Ideology | Leader | Senators | Deputies |
| | | National Action Party Partido Acción Nacional | PAN | 1939 | Centre-right to right-wing | Liberal conservatismChristian democracyEconomic liberalism | Jorge Romero Herrera [es] | 21 / 128 | 71 / 500 |
| | | Institutional Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Institucional | PRI | 1929 (PNR) 1938 (PRM) 1946 (PRI) | Centre | Constitutionalism Social democracy Big tent | Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas | 14 / 128 | 37 / 500 |
| | | Ecologist Green Party of Mexico Partido Verde Ecologista de México | PVEM | 1986 (PVM) 1991 (PEM) 1993 (PVEM) | Centre-right | Green politics Green conservatism | Karen Castrejón Trujillo | 14 / 128 | 62 / 500 |
| | | Labor Party Partido del Trabajo | PT | 1990 | Left-wing | Democratic socialism Laborism Left-wing nationalism | Alberto Anaya | 6 / 128 | 49 / 500 |
| | | Citizens' Movement Movimiento Ciudadano | MC | 1999 (CpD) 2002 (CON) 2011 (MC) | Centre-left | Social democracy Participatory democracy Progressivism | Jorge Álvarez Máynez | 5 / 128 | 27 / 500 |
| | | National Regeneration Movement Movimiento Regeneración Nacional | Morena | 2014 | Left-wing | Anti-neoliberalism Alter-globalization Left-wing populism Left-wing nationalism | Luisa María Alcalde Luján | 67 / 128 | 253 / 500 |
Most recently, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) lost its status as a national party in the aftermath of the 2024 general election.

## Other political parties, not registered

* Communist Party of Mexico (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist–Leninist) (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Communists' Party (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Popular Socialist Party of Mexico (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Popular Socialist Party (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Progressive Social Networks (Centre-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Force for Mexico (Centre-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Nationalist Front of Mexico (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* National Synarchist Union (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Autonomous Region Party ("Unification of the northeast")
* Socialist Convergence (Convergencia Socialista - CS) (far-left, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Red Sun - People's Movement (Corriente del Pueblo - Sol Rojo) (Far-left, Cannot compete in elections)
* Nationalist Socialist Party Of Mexico, Spanish- Partido Nacional-Socialista de México (far-right not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Cyber Political Party (right-wing, not officially registered as party)
* National Hope Party, Spanish- Partido Esperanza Nacional (right-wing, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* Mexico First Party (far-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)
* México Libre (centre-right, not officially registered as party, cannot compete in elections)

### Local parties

Local parties are registered with the Electoral Institute of each Mexican state according to their own criteria and regulations, which may differ from those of INE but maintaining a national relation due to the highest court in the law of political parties, the SCJN. This list is complete as of 2020.
* Democratic Unity of Coahuila (Unidad Democrática de Coahuila, Coahuila)
* Morelos First Party (Por Morelos al Frente), 2018
* Popular Awareness Party (Partido Conciencia Popular, San Luis Potosi)
* Uniting Wills We Can Build (Sumando Voluntades Podemos Construir, Morelos, registered for 2021 Mexican legislative election)
* More, More Social Support (Más Más Apoyo Social, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
* Morelos Progresses (Morelos Progresa, registered for 2021 elections)
* Social Alternative Movement (Movimiento Alternativa Social, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
* Citizen Welfare (Bienestar Ciudadano, Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
* Morelense Political Renewal (Renovación Política Morelense, registered for 2021 elections)
* Strength, Work and Unit for the Timely Rescue of Morelos (Fuerza, Trabajo y Unidad por el Rescate Oportuno de Morelos, registered for 2021 elections)
* Morelos Force (Morelos Fuerza, registered for 2021 elections)
* New Alliance (Partido Nueva Alianza, PANAL; active in several states)
* Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD; active in 13 states)

## Former parties

During the 19th century the two most important parties were the Liberals (Liberales) and the Conservatives (Conservadores).
* Liberal Party (1822-1867 de facto)
* Conservative Party (1849–1867)
* Mexican Liberal Party (1905–1918)
* Progressive Constitutionalist Party (1910–1929)
* Socialist Workers Party (1917–1981)
* Workers Party of Acapulco (Guerrero) (1919–1923)
* Laborist Party (1919–1929)
* Mexican Communist Party (1919–1989)
* Marxist Workers Bloc of Mexico (1937-1940)
* Revolutionary Party of National Unification (1939–1940)
* Popular Force Party (1945–1948)
* Federation of Parties of the People (1945–1954)
* Popular Socialist Party (1948–1997)
* Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (1954–2000)
* Movement of National Liberation (1961–1964)
* Workers' Socialist Party (1975–1987)
* Mexican Democratic Party (1979–1997)
* Workers' Revolutionary Party (1979–1996)
* Social Democratic Party (1980-1981)
* Unified Socialist Party of Mexico (1981–1987)
* Mexican Workers' Party (1984–1987)
* Mexican Socialist Party (1987–1989)
* Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction (1987–1997)
* Socialist Convergence (Mexico) (1996–2009)
* Party of the Nationalist Society (1998–2003)
* Social Alliance Party (1998–2003)
* Party of the Democratic Centre (1999–2000)
* Social Democracy (1999–2000)
* Alliance for Yucatan Party (Partido Alianza por Yucatán, Yucatán) (1999-2010)
* Colima Democratic Association (2001–2012)
* Socialist Party of Mexico (2001-2013)
* Citizen Force Party (2002–2003)
* Mexican Liberal Party (2002–2003)
* Social Democratic Party (2005–2009)
* México Posible (2002–2003)
* Humanist Party (2014–2015)
* Social Encounter Party (2006–2018)
* Solidarity Encounter Party (2020–2021)
* Force for Mexico (2020–2021)
* Progressive Social Networks (2020–2021)
* Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–2024)