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Convergence ()'' 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. 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 . 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. 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''. EXTERNAL LINKS |