The Socialist Party of Mexico is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, founded in 2001. It is led by Rafael Aguilar Talamantes

Rafael Aguilar Talamantes

Rafael Aguilar Talamantes is a Mexican politician.Talamantes graduated from the National School of Economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1962 where he attended from 1958...

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The party contested the 2001 municipal election in Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....

, obtaining 328 votes. In the municipality of San Pablo del Monte

San Pablo del Monte

San Pablo del Monte is a municipality in Tlaxcala in south-eastern Mexico.-References:...

 it obtained 160 votes (0.8%). In the 2002 elections to municipal presidents in Guerrero

Guerrero

Guerrero officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo....

, it obtained 2118 votes. In the elections to local deputies, it obtained 2449 votes.

In 2004 the Aguilar declared that the party had become active on the national level.