Commitment to Change
Commitment to Change (Spanish: Compromiso para el Cambio) was a centre-right political party in Argentina, principally active in the city of Buenos Aires.
Commitment to Change Compromiso para el Cambio | |
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Leader | Mauricio Macri |
Founded | 2 April 2003 |
Dissolved | 1 April 2008 |
Merged into | Republican Proposal |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
Colours | Blue |
History
The party was led by Mauricio Macri, businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors football club. The party was conceived as a source for new politicians, as the major parties were discredited after the December 2001 riots in Argentina.[1]It has been active since he stood to be Mayor of Buenos Aires in 2003. He won the first round[2] but lost the runoff election with 47% of the popular vote to Aníbal Ibarra.[3] The party did however win a large number of members of the city legislature.
In 2003 Commitment to Change also won five seats in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Argentine Congress.[2] In 2005 the party teamed up with the centre-right party of Ricardo López Murphy, Recreate for Growth, principally active in Buenos Aires Province. The new alliance was named Republican Proposal - Propuesta Republicana or usually PRO. The front won nine deputies in the 2005 legislative elections. Macri became a deputy in 2005.[4]
Ahead of the 2007 elections, Macri and López Murphy have been in discussions with Jorge Sobisch, governor of Neuquén Province and likely presidential candidate in 2007, to create a nationwide centre-right political force. López Murphy has fallen out with Sobisch. Macri withdrew his support to Sobisch after the scandal of the death of the teacher Fuentealba during a demonstration in Neuquen.[5]
On 2 April 2008, Commitment to Change replaced its name to Republican Proposal.[6] A year later, Recreate for Growth was absorbed by Republican Proposal.
References
- Fabián Bosoer (November 23, 2015). "Macri y el PRO en el poder: una suma de novedades históricas" [Macri and the PRO in power: a sum of historical novelties] (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- "Macri le gana a Ibarra y hay ballottage" [Macri defeats Ibarra and there is ballotage] (in Spanish). La Nación. August 25, 2003. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- "Macri estableció un nuevo récord en la ciudad" [Macri set a new score in the city] (in Spanish). La Nación. August 1, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- "Macri's profile". Terra.com.ar. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- "Macri volvió a tomar distancia del gobernador Jorge Sobisch". Lanacion.com.ar. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- Cambio de Nombre (in Spanish)