Emergence and decline of the Baja California Party. History of a failed citizen initiative, 1994-2021

Abstract

The history of the Baja California Party is presented, its transformation from a citizen initiative
to a political party in the context of alternance and bipartisanship that occurred in the local elections of
Baja California between 1994 and 2021. Details of this organization during its almost 30 years are offered.
existence in two ways. First, with a selection of testimonies shared by members of the organization, who
share practices and meanings of internal life in the organization. Second, a quantitative account of the
party’s participation in the electoral processes for the governorship of Baja California. This means that a
qualitative and quantitative approach to the subject was made. With the results of the elections in 2021,
the PBC dis-appeared due to its low number of votes, but also due to the lack of consolidation of an electoral
officer and the internal practices that prevented the rise of new leaderships.