Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
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Ecologist Green Party of Mexico Partido Verde Ecologista de México | |
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| English name | Ecological Green Party of Mexico |
| Leader | Jorge Emilio González Martínez[1] |
| President | Carlos Alberto Puente Salas |
| Founded | 14 May 1993 |
| Headquarters | Loma Bonita 18 Lomas Altas, Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City, México 11950 |
| Ideology | Green politics[2] Green conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right[3] |
| National affiliation | Todos por México |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Continental affiliation | Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 11 / 500 |
| Seats in the Senate | 5 / 128 |
| Governorships | 0 / 32 |
| Seats in State legislatures | 77 / 1,124 |
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| http://www.partidoverde.org.mx/ | |
The Ecological Green Party of Mexico (Spanish: Partido Verde Ecologista de México, PVEM or PVE) is a green-conservative political party in Mexico. In the 2012 Legislative elections, the party took 34 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (out of 500) and nine seats in the Senate (out of 128).[4] During the 2012 Presidential election, PVEM supported Enrique Peña Nieto (EPN), the candidate from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who was elected. In 2018, PVEM supported Todos por México Everyone for Mexico coalition, along with PRI and Panal.[5] José Antonio Meade, the coalition's candidate, came in third in a four-way race, with 16.43% of the vote.[6][7]
Controversies[edit]
Pro-death penalty campaign[edit]
In 2008, the PVEM initiated an advertising campaign in favor of reintroducing the death penalty in Mexico.[9] This led to the European Green Party's withdrawal of recognition of the PVEM as a legitimate green party.[10]
Anti-LGBT rights factions[edit]
During an interview, PVEM candidate Gamaliel Ramirez verbally attacked an openly gay candidate for Guadalajara mayor and called for criminal laws against homosexuality to be established. In the following days, Ramirez issued a written apology after the party expressed disappointment at his remarks.[11]
While the party has pledged to support LGBT rights issues, 3 representatives abstained from a vote on Mexico City granting legal recognition to same-sex couples.
Accusations of corruption and nepotism[edit]
The PVEM is also widely criticized because its current leader, Jorge Emilio González Martínez, was appointed for being the son of former leader Jorge González Torres,[12] and for supporting the political and business agenda of Mexican businessman Víctor González Torres, owner of the Farmacias Similares drugstore franchise and González Martínez's uncle.[13]
Unlawful political advertising in movie theaters[edit]
In January 2015, the National Electoral Institute (INE) ordered the PVEM and theater chains Cinemex and Cinépolis to cease airing PVEM advertisements, on the grounds of fairness in electoral contests. When the PVEM and the theaters did not comply, the INE imposed a fine of $35 million on the PVEM and $7 million on both theater chains.[14]
Electoral history[edit]
Presidential elections[edit]
| Election year | Candidate | # votes | % vote | Result | Note |
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| 1994 | Jorge González Torres | 327,313 | 0.93 |  Defeated
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| 2000 | support PAN Candidate; Coalition: Alliance for Change | ||||
| 2006 | support PRI Candidate; Coalition: Alliance for Mexico | ||||
| 2012 | support PRI Candidate; Coalition: Committed to Mexico | ||||
| 2018 | support PRI Candidate; Coalition: Todos por México | ||||
Congressional elections[edit]
Chamber of Deputies[edit]
| Election year | Constituency | PR | # of seats | Position | Presidency | Note | |||
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| 1994 | 470,951 | 1.4 | 479,594 | 1.4 | 0 / 500
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| 1997 | 1,105,688 | 3.8 | 1,116,137 | 3.8 | 8 / 500
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Minority | Ernesto Zedillo |
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| 2000 | see: National Action Party | 17 / 500
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Minority | Vicente Fox | .svg){kind=logo}
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Coalition: Alliance for Change | |||
| 2003 | 1,063,741 | 4.1 | 1,068,721 | 4.1 | 17 / 500
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Minority | Vicente Fox |
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| 2006 | see: Institutional Revolutionary Party | 19 / 500
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Minority | Felipe Calderón |
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Coalition: Alliance for Mexico | |||
| 2009 | 2,318,138 | 6.7 | 2,326,016 | 6.7 | 21 / 500
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Minority | Felipe Calderón |
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| 2012 | 3,045,385 | 6.44 | 3,054,718 | 6.43 | 34 / 500
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Minority | Enrique Peña Nieto |
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Coalition: Committed to Mexico |
| 2015 | 2,740,208 | 7.57 | 2,757,170 | 7.54 | 47 / 500
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Minority | Enrique Peña Nieto |
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Coalition: PRI PVEM |
| 2018 | 1,429,802 | 2.55 | 2,695,405 | 4.79 | 17 / 500
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Minority | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | .svg){kind=small}
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Coalition: Todos por México |
Senate elections[edit]
| Election year | Constituency | PR | # of seats | Position | Presidency | Note | |||
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| votes | % | votes | % | ||||||
| 1994 | 438,941 | 1.3 | 0 / 128
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Minority | Ernesto Zedillo |
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| 1997 | 1,180,04 | 4.0 | 1 / 128
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Minority | Ernesto Zedillo |
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| 2000 | see: National Action Party | 5 / 128
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Minority | Vicente Fox |
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Coalition: Alliance for Change | |||
| 2006 | see: Institutional Revolutionary Party | 6 / 128
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Minority | Felipe Calderón |
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Coalition: Alliance for Mexico | |||
| 2012 | 867,056 | 1.9 | 2,881,923 | 6.1 | 9 / 128
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Minority | Enrique Peña Nieto |
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Coalition: Committed to Mexico |
| 2018 | 1,198,011 | 2.13 | 2,528,175 | 4.46 | 7 / 128
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Minority | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
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Coalition: Todos por México |
References[edit]
- ^ Bauducco, Gabriel. "Jorge Emilio González: Un niño verde y precoz". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Haynes, Jeffrey (2005), Comparative Politics in a Globalizing World, Polity, p. 177
- ^ Mexico Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic, ABC-CLIO, 2012, p. 509
- ^ Seelke, Claire. "Mexico's 2012 Elections" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ https://www.ine.mx/actores-politicos/partidos-politicos__trashed/convenios-de-coalicion/ Retrieved Dec 16, 2018.
- ^ https://elpais.com/tag/elecciones_mexico/a Retrieved Dec 16, 2018.
- ^ https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/ine-termina-resultados-finales-de-conteo-para-presidente/1250540 Retrieved Dec 16, 2018
- ^ Blears, James (26 February 2009), Mexico's Green Party Urges Death Penalty for Kidnappers, VOA News, retrieved 2 August 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ "La Plaza". Los Angeles Times. 10 December 2008.
- ^ Tim Johnson, For Mexico's Ecologist Green Party, 'green' mostly means money, not environment, McClatchy Newspapers (June 18, 2012).
- ^ "Green Party rival crossed the line, says gay candidate". Guadalajara Reporter. May 16, 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
- ^ Thompson, Barnard. "Corruption inferences and the Green Party of Mexico". MexiData.info. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Miguel Ángel Toscano, dos años de escándalos sanitarios en la Cofepris" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Staff, Forbes (3 March 2015). "Partido Verde, Cinemex y Cinépolis: crónica de una multa anunciada • Forbes México".
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