The Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (french: Conférence permanente des partis politiques d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes; es, Conferencia Permanente de Partidos Políticos de América Latina y el Caribe, COPPPAL) is an international organization of political parties in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived ...
and the
Caribbean. It was created at the behest of the
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 and held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years, from 1929 to 2000, first as the Nati ...
on 12 October 1979 in
Oaxaca
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Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
, and brings together
liberal,
social democratic,
Christian democratic, and other
leftist political parties.
Its first president (1979–1981) was
Gustavo Carvajal Moreno of Mexico (
PRI
PRI may refer to:
Entertainment and media
* '' Performance Racing Industry'', a magazine
* PRI Records, in Los Angeles, US
* Public Radio International, Minneapolis, US
Measurements and codes
* Perceptual Reasoning Index, in the WAIS-IV intelli ...
). Its current president is the Mexican politician
Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas
Rafael Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas (born 25 April 1975) is a Mexican politician who has been the President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 2019. He is best known as "Alito".
Biography and personal life
He was born in 25 A ...
(
PRI
PRI may refer to:
Entertainment and media
* '' Performance Racing Industry'', a magazine
* PRI Records, in Los Angeles, US
* Public Radio International, Minneapolis, US
Measurements and codes
* Perceptual Reasoning Index, in the WAIS-IV intelli ...
).
COPPPAL was established during a 12 October 1979 conference in
Oaxaca, Mexico, on the initiative of the
Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), the ruling party in
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
at the time. The
multilateral non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...
was defined by its charter as a ''"forum of nationalist parties that prioritize sovereignty, while advancing a more just and egalitarian international order."''
The organization would advance this goal by
''"defending democracy and the legal and political institutions while fostering their development and improvement; strengthening the principle of self-determination of the peoples of Latin America; promoting regional integration; supporting any initiative for disarmament; promoting the defense, sovereignty and better utilization of the natural resources of each country in the region; boosting development; promoting Latin American regional organizations and joint actions that will enable the establishment of a more just international economic order; defending and promoting respect for human rights."'' [
]
The organization was led by the PRI between its establishment in 1979 and 1984, and again between 1989 and 2005.
Antonio Cafiero of the
Justicialist Party (
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...
) was elected president of the coordinating committee in 2005, and
Gustavo Carvajal Moreno of the PRI (
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
) was elected as its adjunct president. Cafiero was succeeded in 2011 by
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (born August 5, 1950 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Personal life and education
Joaquín Coldwell studied law at the Universidad Ibero ...
of the PRI. The committee coordinates
youth exchange, consultative, and other activities among its member parties, as well as with the
International Conference of Asian Political Parties
The International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) is a forum of political parties of Asia-Oceanian countries, which was launched in Manila, Philippines in September 2000. The objectives of the conference are to promote exchanges an ...
(ICAPP).
Membership
The following political parties from the Americas are represented at COPPPAL (associate members in italics):
See also
*
International Conference of Asian Political Parties
The International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) is a forum of political parties of Asia-Oceanian countries, which was launched in Manila, Philippines in September 2000. The objectives of the conference are to promote exchanges an ...
References
External links
Official website
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International organizations based in the Americas
Left-wing internationals
Organizations established in 1979
Politics of South America
Politics of the Caribbean