Party of the Democratic Centre
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Political party
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in Mexico
Mexico
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.
In the presidential elections
Mexican general election, 2000
General elections were held in Mexico on 6 July 2000. The presidential elections were won by Vicente Fox of the Alliance for Change, who received 43.4% of the vote, the first time the opposition had won an election since the Mexican Revolution...
of 2 July 2000, its candidate Manuel Camacho Solís
Manuel Camacho Solís
Manuel Camacho Solís is a Mexican politician who served in the cabinets of presidents Miguel de la Madrid and Carlos Salinas...
won 0.6% of the popular vote. In the senatorial elections
Mexican general election, 2000
General elections were held in Mexico on 6 July 2000. The presidential elections were won by Vicente Fox of the Alliance for Change, who received 43.4% of the vote, the first time the opposition had won an election since the Mexican Revolution...
of the same date, the party won 1.4% but no seats in the Senate
Senate of Mexico
The Senate of the Republic, constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union After a series of reforms during the 1990s, it is now made up of 128 senators:...
. Since it did not secure parliamentary representation in 2003 it is not currently a nationally recognized party.