Agustín Francisco de Asis Basave Benítez (born September 21, 1958) is a Mexican politician and former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution.
Simultaneously with his first tour of duty as a federal deputy, he served as an advisor to the PRI candidate for president, Luis Donaldo Colosio.
[1] In 2015, Basave was placed on the party list from the second proportional representation district and won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies; he briefly served on the Migratory Matters and Transparency and Anticorruption Commissions.
[4] On June 18, Basave definitively presented his resignation from the presidency effective July 2, noting that he failed to serve as a "sort of referee" between internal factions and that the decision was not prompted by the party's performance in gubernatorial elections.
Among the outlets where Basave has contributed are Excélsior, Reforma, FOROtv, the Primer Plano program from Canal Once, and Radio Monitor.
Basave also has published several books, including Soñar no cuesta nada, México mestizo and Mexicanidad y esquizofrenia.