Popular Force Party
| Popular Force Party Partido Fuerza Popular | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Gildardo González Sánchez Jesús A. Castro |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Banned | 1948 |
| Merged into | Mexican Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | León, Guanajuato |
| Ideology | Mexican nationalism National syndicalism Social conservatism Clerical fascism Third Positionism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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The Popular Force Party or People's Force Party (Spanish: Partido Fuerza Popular) was a Mexican political party created in 1945 as the electoral arm of the National Synarchist Union.[1] It participated in the 1946 presidential election, in which it supported the independent Jesús A. Castro.
The party was banned when on December 19, 1948, members of the party decided to put a black hood on the monument of former president Benito Juárez in Mexico City. It continued to enter electoral politics until the 1970s.[2] during the early 1970s, the organizations rearmaments formed and merged into the far-right Mexican Democratic Party.[3]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | Votes | % | Outcome | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Jesus Agustín Castro | 29,338 | 1.3 #4 | Lost |
References
- Back to citation Larissa Adler de Lomnitz; Rodrigo Salazar Elena; Ilya Adler (2010). Symbolism and Ritual in a One-party Regime: Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture. University of Arizona Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-8165-2753-3.
- Back to citation Scott Mainwaring (2003). Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regime Conflicts. Stanford University Press. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-8047-4598-7.
- Back to citation Ciudadanía, democracia y propaganda electoral en México 1910-2018 (in Spanish). INE, Instituto Nacional Electoral. 2018.