Convergence (Spanish: Convergencia) is a political party in Mexico. It was previously known as Convergence for Democracy (Convergencia por la Democracia) but the party assembly decided, in August 2002, to adopt the shorter form of its name. [1] (http://www.convergenciamexico.org.mx/historia.pdf) 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2002. ...

Convergencia por la Democracia was founded as a "national political grouping" in 1997. It attained registered party status in 1999 and participated in federal elections in the 2000 general election as a component in the "Alliance for Mexico" (Alianza por México), whose (unsuccessful) presidential candidate was Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano. In that election, as its part of the alliance's share, it was awarded one Senate seat and two in the Chamber of Deputies. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 2000 Mexican general election) Mexico held a general election on Sunday, 2 July 2000. ... Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ... The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Mexicos bicameral legislature, the Congress of the Union. ...

It fought the 2003 mid-term congressional election as an independent (unallied) party, and was rewarded with 2.3% of the popular vote and five seats in the Chamber of Deputies. As of 2004 it governed 28 municipalities in various parts of the country. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

Convergence describes itself as a social democratic party. Its electoral colours are blue and orange; the party logo is a blue circle, superimposed by an orange eagle and the word Convergencia. In politics, the centre left of the political spectrum roughly comprises European social democrats, progressive liberals and moderate greens. ...

External link

• Convergencia (http://www.convergencia.org.mx/) – party website