Ecologist Green Party of Mexico

Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
Partido Verde Ecologista de México
English nameEcologist Green Party of Mexico
PresidentKaren Castrejón Trujillo
Executive SecretaryPilar Guerrero Rubio
Technical SecretaryGabriela Aguilar García
Senate LeaderRaúl Bolaños Cacho Cué [es]
Chamber LeaderCarlos Alberto Puente Salas
FounderJorge González Torres
Founded14 May 1993; 31 years ago (1993-05-14) (national level)
HeadquartersLoma Bonita 18 Lomas Altas, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, México
Membership (2023)592,417[1]
Ideology
Political position
National affiliation
Continental affiliationFederation of the Green Parties of the Americas
International affiliationGlobal Greens
Colours  Yellow green
Chamber of Deputies
62 / 500
Senate
13 / 128
Governorships
1 / 32
State congresses
77 / 1,124
Website
Party website

The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (Spanish: Partido Verde Ecologista de México, pronounced [paɾˈtiðo ˈβeɾðe ekoloˈxista ðe ˈmexiko], PVEM or PVE) is a green political party in Mexico. Founded in 1986, the party is associated with Jorge González Torres and his son Jorge Emilio González Martínez. It has seldom gotten more than 10% of the vote nationwide, but in the 21st century has joined alliances with different major parties (PAN in the federal elections of 2000, PRI from 2003 to 2018, and most recently MORENA from 2019 on).

It is not recognized as a fellow green party by the European Green Party, and is known for its heavy use of advertising,[7] and for (at times) taking stances on issues not usually associated with the international Green movement (such as support for capital punishment and extension of school hours, and opposition to LGBT rights).[8][9]

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  2. ^ Haynes, Jeffrey (2005), Comparative Politics in a Globalizing World, Polity, p. 177, ISBN 9780745630922
  3. ^ a b Declaración de principios (PDF) (in Spanish), archived from the original on 2021-10-07, retrieved 2023-09-11
  4. ^ "Verde Ecologista, se declara de centro izquierda". Metapolítica (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  5. ^ Saragoza, Alex M.; Ambrosi, Ana Paula; Zárate, Silvia D., eds. (2012). Mexico Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 509. ISBN 9780313349485.
  6. ^ Alianza por el Cambio (2000) | Alianza para Todos (2003) | Alianza por México (2006) | Compromiso por México (2012) | Todos por México (2018–2019) | Juntos Haremos Historia (2019–2020)
  7. ^ Agren, David (3 June 2015). "In Mexican Politics, the Greens Are 'Corruption Turned Into a Party'". Vice. Retrieved 5 June 2024. Yet year after year, the Greens manage to blanket cities in disproportionate fashion with billboards, radio spots, bus ads, and propaganda during previews in cinemas — sometimes eliciting boos from audiences.
  8. ^ Rios, Lorena (30 June 2021). "Green Like AstroTurf—or Dollars". Slate. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. ^ Premuzic, Angelika (12 July 2021). "The Green Party of Mexico: a Bystander to the Climate Crisis?". Global Green News. Retrieved 5 June 2024.