Force for Mexico
Fuerza por México
AbbreviationFXM
PresidentGerardo Islas Maldonado
FounderPedro Haces Barba
FoundedOctober 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)[1]
DissolvedJune 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)
Membership (2021)348,530
IdeologyProgressivism
Political positionCenter-left[2]
Colours  Pink
SloganUnidos somos la fuerza (United we are the force!)
Website
fuerzapormexico.org.mx

Fuerza por Mexico (Spanish: Fuerza por México, FXM[3]) was a Mexican political party. The party was progressive and sought to revolutionize the country's electoral demographic and break from the nation's traditional parties.

History

In January 2019, a civil organization known as Fuerza Social por México (Social Force for Mexico), associated with union leader Pedro Haces Barba [es], applied to become a political party. In order to do so, it needed to meet the requirements of gaining 250,000 party members and celebrating state-level assemblies in 20 states. By February 2020, the party had held 26 state assemblies and boasted 233,000 members;[4] by June, that number had increased to 348,530 members nationally.[5] The Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) approved the national founding assembly for the party, held in late February 2020.[6]

In September 2020, the INE denied registration to Fuerza Social por México due to its ties to the Confederación Autónoma de Trabajadores y Empleados de México (CATEM) labor union. Party leader Islas announced he would challenge the ruling, claiming the real reason for the denial was that INE president Lorenzo Córdova Vianello had intentions of running as an independent presidential candidate in 2024, which meant that he favored the presence of fewer political parties.[7] The TEPJF overturned the INE decision in October, unanimously finding that the INE had not sufficiently proved that CATEM resources were used in party organization.[8]

On December 15, 2020, the INE approved modifications to the party's statutes that changed its name from Fuerza Social por México to Fuerza por México.[9]

The party challenged the approval of the name Va por México for the 2021 electoral alliance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, National Action Party and Party of the Democratic Revolution, for using the letter X (in Spanish used to signify por) and a similar name, which Fuerza por México alleged could cause confusion among the electorate.[10]

The party was dissolved on June 11 after failing to earn 3% of the popular vote.[11]

Ideology

The party was progressive.[3] Despite its support of his policy goals, Armando Ríos Piter, who was named to head the Mexico City chapter of the party after the initial leader died of COVID-19,[12] said that "disenchantment" with 2018 electoral winners provided his party an opportunity in 2021.[13] Several of FXM's 2021 electoral candidates had contended for National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) gubernatorial nominations, including Cristóbal Arias of Michoacán, Cruz Pérez Cuéllar of Chihuahua, and Dulce María Silva in Tlaxcala.[14]

Policy proposals included universal Internet access, a new digital-focused educational model, and lowering the voting age to 16.[15]

Membership

In February 2021, Fuerza por México had 348,530 members.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Partidos Políticos Nacionales". Instituto Nacional Electoral (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Lozano, Luis Fernando (February 8, 2021). "PT teme perder votos contra Redes Sociales Progresistas y Fuerza Por México". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Estatutos" [Statutes] (PDF). fuerzapormexico.org.mx (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Karla (February 28, 2020). "Fuerza Social por México solicita registro ante INE para ser partido político". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Staff, Forbes (June 11, 2020). "Fuerza Social por México registra casi 345 mil afiliados en todo el país". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "INE valida asamblea nacional de Fuerza Social por México". El Universal (in Spanish). February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Corral, Adyr (September 6, 2020). "Fuerza Social por México impugnará decisión de INE de negarle registro". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ^ López Ponce, Jannet (October 14, 2020). "Fuerza Social por México. Dan registro como partido político". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Resolución del Consejo General del Instituto Nacional Electoral sobre la procedencia constitucional y legal de las modificaciones a los documentos básicos del partido Fuerza Social por México, realizadas en cumplimiento al punto segundo de la resolución identificada con la clave INE/CG510/2020 emitida por el citado órgano superior de dirección, así como en el ejercicio de su libertad de autoorganización" (PDF) (in Mexican Spanish). December 15, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Fuerza por México impugna coalición PRI-PAN-PRD". Excélsior (in Spanish). January 23, 2021. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Hernández, Gabriela (June 16, 2021). "Ni 8 meses duraron: INE arranca proceso para desaparecer al PES, RSP y Fuerza por México". sdpnoticias (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  12. ^ Arvizu Arrioja, Juan (January 8, 2021). "Muere dirigente de Fuerza Por México, Manuel Jiménez Guzmán, a los 71 años". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  13. ^ Cruz, Héctor (January 21, 2021). "Desencanto, oportunidad para Fuerza por México: Ríos Piter". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  14. ^ Aranda, Enrique (January 18, 2021). "Catapulta Morena a Fuerza Social". Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  15. ^ Cortés, Juan Carlos (November 28, 2020). "Fuerza por México no es un partido satélite: Islas Maldonado". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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