The Progressive Movement was a political alliance formed by the Mexican political parties of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Labor (PT) and Citizen Movement, built around the candidacy of the then PRD and former head of Government of the Federal District Andrés Manuel López Obrador , to compete in the federal elections in Mexico in 2012. This union was also used for candidates for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in different states, as well as candidates for governorships in the same elections of the same year.
The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, spanning from the 1890s to the 1920s.
The main objectives of the progressive movement were to eliminate the problems caused by industrialization, urbanization processes, immigration and political corruption.