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 f ...

and the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

. It was created at the behest of the

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on 12 October 1979 in

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, and brings together

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, and other

leftist Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

political parties. Its first president (1979–1981) was

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of Mexico ( PRI). Its current president is the Mexican politician

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( PRI). COPPPAL was established during a 12 October 1979 conference in Oaxaca, Mexico, on the initiative of the

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(PRI), the ruling party in

at the time. The multilateral

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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.

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of the

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(

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) was elected president of the coordinating committee in 2005, and

of the PRI (

) was elected as its adjunct president. Cafiero was succeeded in 2011 by

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of the PRI. The committee coordinates youth exchange, consultative, and other activities among its member parties, as well as with the

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(ICAPP).

Membership

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

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control International organizations based in the Americas Left-wing internationals Organizations established in 1979 Politics of South America Politics of the Caribbean

Membership

See also

References

External links