COPPPAL

The Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (French: Conférence permanente des partis politiques d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes; Spanish: Conferencia Permanente de Partidos Políticos de América Latina y el Caribe, COPPPAL) is an international organization of political parties in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was created at the behest of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) on 12 October 1979 in Oaxaca, Mexico, and brings together liberal, social democratic, Christian democratic, and some other leftist political parties. Today COPPPAL is one of the most important forums of political parties in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean
COPPPAL


Conferencia Permanente de Partidos Políticos de América Latina y el Caribe

Conférence permanente des partis politiques d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes
PresidentAlejandro Moreno Cárdenas[1],
 Mexico
Vice PresidentAlberto Aguilar Iñárritu,
 Mexico
Founded12 October 1979 (1979-10-12)
IdeologyBig tent
Political positionCentre to far-left
Website
www.copppal.org

Its first president (1979-1981) was Gustavo Carvajal Moreno of Mexico (PRI). Its current president is the Mexican politician Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas (PRI).

Overview

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 at the time. The multilateral non-governmental organization was defined by its charter as a "forum of nationalist parties that prioritize sovereignty, while advancing a more just and egalitarian international order." [2]

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." [2]

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) was elected president of the coordinating committee in 2005, and Gustavo Carvajal Moreno of the PRI (Mexico) was elected as its adjunct president. Cafiero was succeeded in 2011 by Pedro Joaquín Coldwell of the PRI.[3] The committee coordinates youth exchange, consultative, and other activities among its member parties, as well as with the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP).[4]

Membership

The following political parties from the Americas are represented at COPPPAL (associate members in italics):[5]

NationMember Parties
 ArgentinaPartido Intransigente - Partido Justicialista - Partido Socialista - Frente Grande - Unión Cívica Radical
 ArubaPeople's Electoral Movement
 BelizePeople's United Party
 BoliviaMovimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario - Movimiento Bolivia Libre
 BonaireBonaire Democratic Party
 BrazilPartido Democrático Trabalhista - Partido dos Trabalhadores - Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
 CanadaParti Québécois
 ChilePartido Radical Socialdemócrata - Partido Socialista de Chile - Partido por la Democracia
 ColombiaPartido Liberal Colombiano - Polo Democrático Independiente
 Costa RicaPartido Liberación Nacional
 CubaPartido Comunista de Cuba
 CuraçaoFrente Obrero Liberashon 30 Di Mei 1969 - Partido Laboral Krusada Popular
 DominicaDominica Labour Party
 Dominican RepublicPartido Revolucionario Dominicano - Partido de la Liberación Dominicana - Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata
 EcuadorIzquierda Democrática - Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano - Partido Socialista-Frente Amplio
 El SalvadorFrente Farabundo Martí de Liberación Nacional - Cambio Democrático
 GuatemalaUnidad Nacional de la Esperanza
 HaitiFusion des Sociaux-Démocrates Haïtiens - Òganizasyon Pèp Kap Lité
 HondurasPartido Liberal
 JamaicaPeople's National Party
 MexicoPartido Revolucionario Institucional - Partido del Trabajo - Partido de la Revolución Democrática - Movimiento Ciudadano
 NicaraguaFrente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
 PanamaPartido Revolucionario Democrático
 PeruPartido Aprista Peruano - Partido Nacionalista Peruano
 Puerto RicoPartido Independentista Puertorriqueño
 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia Labour Party
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUnity Labour Party
 UruguayFrente Amplio - Partido Colorado - Partido Nacional
 VenezuelaPartido Socialista Unido de Venezuela - Acción Democrática - Movimiento al Socialismo - Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo - PODEMOS

See also

References
  1. "Copppal define desafíos y líneas de trabajo para próximos años". La Voz del Sandinismo (in Spanish). 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "¿Qué es la COPPPAL?". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  3. "Nombran a Pedro Joaquín Coldwell presidente de la COPPPAL". La Primera Plana. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  4. "Actividades". Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  5. "Partidos miembros". Archived from the original on 2016-10-23.
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