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List of political parties in Mexico

Following the 6 July 2003 midterm election, Mexico has six nationally recognized political parties. National recognition is given to those parties that secure representation in Congress (effectively, a share of the popular vote greater than 2%).

Under Mexican law, parties are listed in the order in which they were first registered, thus:

In terms of their congressional representation and share of the national vote, the first three can be considered major parties. The other three are, in comparison, minor.

Other political parties and leaders

These parties are either defunct, nonofficial or informal, or operational only in individual states:

In the 19th century the two important parties were: See also: Political party, List of political parties, Politics, Politics of Mexico, Mexico