List of political parties in Argentina
This article lists political parties in Argentina.
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Argentina has a multi-party system with two or three strong political parties or alliances, and many smaller parties that enjoy representation at the National Congress.
Since the 1990s, there is a strong decentralizing tendency within the national parties, along with the growing national relevance of province-level parties and alliances. In the last decade, most of the newly formed parties remained as junior partners of the main alliances or as district-level relevant political forces.
Historic background
From the "national organisation" process (1862–80) up to 1916, the oligarchic National Autonomist Party directed Argentine politics, before being replaced, through the first secret ballot elections, by the Radical Civic Union. The "Infamous Decade" (1930–43), initiated by the first modern coup d'état in Argentina, represented a return of the conservatives, who implemented a so-called "patriotic fraud" electoral practice. Since 1946, the strongest party has been the Justicialist Party, emerging around the leadership of Juan Perón (when not banned, justicialists lost only three presidential elections, in 1983, 1999 and 2015). From 1946 to 2001, the second most important party was the Radical Civic Union, until the 2001 financial crisis. From then on, left-wing Justicialists Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. After that, in the 2015 general election, Kirchnerism was defeated by a big tent coalition, Cambiemos, composed of the Radical Civic Union and Republican Proposal, a new liberal conservative party. However, in the elections of 2019, the Justicialist Party joined the Frente de Todos (a left-wing coalition) which won the presidential elections. The PJ returned to power, with Alberto Fernández as President of the Nation.
Current parties
National parties
Parties recognized in at least 5 provinces, as of 22 February 2020.[1]
Nº | Name | Abbr. | Ideology |
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1 | Integration and Development Movement Movimiento de Integración y Desarrollo |
MID | Developmentalism |
2 | Justicialist Party Partido Justicialista |
PJ | Peronism, Kirchnerism |
3 | Radical Civic Union Unión Cívica Radical |
UCR | Radicalism, Social democracy, Social liberalism |
5 | Christian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Cristiano |
PDC | Christian democracy |
6 | Intransigent Party Partido Intransigente |
PI | Democratic socialism |
8 | Federal Party Partido Federal |
PF | Federalism, Conservatism |
9 | Democratic Progressive Party Partido Demócrata Progresista |
PDP | Liberal democracy |
12 | Communist Party Partido Comunista |
PC | Communism |
13 | Movement for Socialism Movimiento al Socialismo |
MAS | Trotskyism |
19 | Conservative People's Party Partido Conservador Popular |
PCP | Conservatism |
23 | Popular Union Unión Popular |
UP | Peronism, Christian democracy |
33 | Constitutional Nationalist Party UNIR Partido Nacionalista Constitucional UNIR |
UNIR | Nationalism |
Worker's Socialist Movement
Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores |
MST | Trotskyism | |
40 | Freemen of the South Movement Movimiento Libres del Sur |
Progressivism | |
41 | Broad Front Frente Grande |
FG | Peronism, Social democracy |
47 | Civic Coalition ARI Coalición Cívica ARI |
CC-ARI | Social liberalism |
50 | Socialist Party Partido Socialista |
PS | Social democracy, Democratic socialism |
54 | Victory Party Partido de la Victoria |
Kirchnerism | |
57 | Neighborhood Action Movement Movimiento de Acción Vecinal |
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61 | Left for a Socialist Option / Socialist Left Izquierda por una Opción Socialista / Izquierda Socialista |
IS | Trotskyism |
64 | Republican Proposal Propuesta Republicana |
PRO | Liberal conservatism |
65 | Light Blue and White Union Unión Celeste y Blanco |
Federal Peronism | |
66 | Solidarity Party Partido Solidario |
Socialism | |
67 | Kolina | Kirchnerism | |
69 | Generation for a National Encounter Generación para un Encuentro Nacional |
Social democracy, Progressivism | |
70 | Workers' Party for Socialism / Socialist Workers' Party Partido de Trabajadores por el Socialismo / Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas |
PTS | Trotskyism |
71 | Workers' Party Partido Obrero |
PO | Trotskyism |
72 | Electoral Instrument for Popular Unity Instrumento Electoral por la Unidad Popular |
Progressivism | |
73 | Encounter for Democracy and Equity / New Encounter Encuentro por la Democracia y la Equidad / Nuevo Encuentro |
Kirchnerism | |
74 | Party of Labour and of the People / Revolutionary Communist Party Partido del Trabajo y del Pueblo / Partido Comunista Revolucionario |
PTP / PCR | Maoism |
75 | Partido de la Concertación Forja | Kirchnerism | |
76 | Party of Culture, Education and Work Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo |
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77 | Faith Party Partido Fe |
Peronism, Anti-corruption | |
78 | Third Position Party Partido Tercera Posición |
Peronism | |
79 | Federal Renewal Party Partido Renovador Federal |
Peronism, Syncretism | |
82 | Federal Commitment Compromiso Federal |
Federal Peronism | |
83 | Project South Proyecto Sur |
Environmentalism, Progressivism | |
84 | Labor and Equity Party Partido del Trabajo y la Equidad |
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New Left
Nueva Izquierda |
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Democratic Party
Partido Demócrata |
Liberal conservatism | ||
Autonomistic Party
Partido Autonomista |
Conservatism | ||
Authentic Renewal Front
Frente Renovador Auténtico |
Peronism, Syncretism | ||
Join for Freedom and Dignity
Unite por la Libertad y la Dignidad |
Nationalism | ||
Popular Dignity
Dignidad Popular |
Provincial parties
Parties recognized in at least one province, as of 15 January 2018.[1]
Name | Abbr. | Ideology |
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Union of the Democratic Centre Unión del Centro Democrático |
UCEDE | Conservative liberalism |
Action for the Republic Acción por la República |
AR | Economic liberalism |
Workers' Socialist Movement Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores |
MST | Trotskyism |
Authentic Socialist Party Partido Socialista Auténtico |
PSA | Democratic socialism |
Authentic Communist Party / Communist Party (Extraordinary Congress) Partido Comunista Auténtico / Partido Comunista (Congreso Extraordinario) |
PCCE | Marxism–Leninism |
Self-determination and Freedom Autodeterminación y Libertad |
AyL | Socialism |
Democratic Party of the City of Buenos Aires Partido Demócrata de la Capital Federal |
PD | Liberal conservatism |
Chaqueñan Action Acción Chaqueña |
ACh | Regionalism, Conservatism |
Peoples Reconstruction Party Partido Popular de la Reconstrucción |
PPR | Nationalism, Social conservatism |
We are All Chubut Chubut Somos Todos |
CST | Peronism, Regionalism |
Civic Front of Córdoba Frente Cívico de Córdoba |
Social democracy | |
Liberal Party of Corrientes Partido Liberal de Corrientes |
PLC | Regionalism, Conservatism |
New Party Partido Nuevo |
PaNu | Regionalism, Conservatism |
Autonomist Party of Corrientes Partido Autonomista de Corrientes |
PAC | Regionalism, Conservatism |
Jujuy People's Movement Movimiento Popular Jujeño |
MPJ | Regionalism |
Renewal Crusade Cruzada Renovadora |
CR | Regionalism |
Pampean Federalist Movement Movimiento Federalista Pampeano |
MOFEPA | Regionalism |
Democratic Party of Mendoza Partido Demócrata de Mendoza |
PD | Liberal conservatism |
Party of the Social Concord Partido de la Concordia Social |
PCS | Social democracy |
Neuquén People's Movement Movimiento Popular Neuquino |
MPN | Regionalism |
Together We Are Río Negro Juntos Somos Río Negro |
JSRN | Regionalism |
Salta Renewal Party Partido Renovador de Salta |
PRS, PARES | Regionalism, Conservatism |
Blockist Party Partido Bloquista |
PB | |
Union and Liberty Party Partido Unión y Libertad |
PUL | Federal Peronism |
Fueguino People's Movement Movimiento Popular Fueguino |
MOPOF | Regionalism |
Republican Force Fuerza Republicana |
FR | Militarism, Social conservatism |
Electoral Alliances
Recent or prominent electoral alliances (as of 2009[2])
- Plural Consensus (Concertación Plural)
- Civic and Social Agreement (Acuerdo Cívico y Social, ACyS)
- Union PRO (Buenos Aires Province)
- Justicialist Front (Frente Justicialista)
- Federal Santa Fe (Santa Fe Federal, Santa Fe Province)
- Federal Civic Front (Frente Cívico Federal, Mendoza Province)
- Federal Consensus (Consenso Federal, ConFe)
- Front of the Popular Movement (Frente del Movimiento Popular, UP)
- Alliance Union of Cordoba (Alianza Unión de Córdoba, Córdoba Province)
- Alliance New Front (Alianza Frente Nuevo, Córdoba Province)
- Justicialist Front of Entre Ríos (Frente Justicialista de Entre Ríos, Entre Ríos Province)
- Front for Integration (Chubut) (Frente para la Integración, Chubut Province)
- Front of Jujuy (Frente Jujeño, Jujuy Province)
- Concertation for Development (Río Negro) (Concertación para el Desarrollo, Río Negro Province)
- Change for Growth (Santa Cruz) (Cambio para el Crecimiento, Santa Cruz Province)
- Salta Federal Front (Frente Salta Federal, Salta Province)
- We are all Salta (Todos Somos Salta, Salta Province)
- Front It Is Possible (Frente Es Posible)
- Democratic Party PRO (Mendoza) (Partido Demócrata PRO, Mendoza Province)
- Pueblo Nuevo (La Pampa) (Pueblo Nuevo, La Pampa Province)
- Anticapitalist and Socialist Front of the Left and the People (Frente Anticapitalista y Socialista de la Izquierda y el Pueblo)
- Party of Labour and of the People (Partido del Trabajo y del Pueblo)
Defunct parties and alliances
- 19th Century and early 20th Century
- Unitarian Party (Partido Unitario)
- Federalist Party (Partido Federal)
- National Autonomist Party (Partido Autonomista Nacional, PAN)
- Civic Union of the Youth (Unión Cívica de la Juventud, UCJ)
- Civic Union (Unión Cívica)
- National Civic Union (Unión Cívica Nacional, UCN)
- National Autonomist Party (Modernist) (Partido Autonomista Nacional, línea modernista)
- Lencinism (Mendoza) (Lencinismo)
- Antipersonalist Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical Antipersonalista, UCR-A)
- Rightist Confederation (Confederación Derechista)
- Independent Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Independiente, PSI)
- National Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Nacional, PDN)
- Concordancia
- Mid 20th Century
- Democratic Union (Unión Democrática, UD)
- Radical Civic Union (Junta Renovadora) (Unión Cívica Radical, Junta Renovadora)
- Labour Party (Partido Laborista, PL)
- Peronist Party (Partido Peronista, PP)
- Female Peronist Party (Partido Peronista Femenino)
- Intransigent Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical Intransigente, UCRI)
- Radical Civic Union of the People (Unión Cívica Radical del Pueblo, UCRP)
- Democratic Socialist Party (Partido Democrático Socialista, PSD)
- Socialist Party of Argentina (Partido Socialista de Argentina, PSA)
- Revolutionary and Popular Indoamericano Front (Frente Revolucionario Indoamericano Popular, FRIP'
- Union of the Argentine People (Unión del Pueblo Argentino, UDELPA)
- Argentine Socialist Vanguard Party (Partido Socialista Argentino de Vanguardia, PSAV)
- Socialist Party of the National Left (Partido Socialista de la Izquierda Nacional, PSIN)
- Popular Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Popular, PSP)
- Worker's Socialist Party (Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores, PST)
- Federalist Popular Alliance (Alianza Popular Federalista, APF)
- Revolutionary Popular Alliance (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria, APR)
- Justicialist Front for National Liberation (Frente Justicialista de Liberación Nacional, FREJULI)
- Late 20th Century and early 21st Century
- Federalist Popular Force (Fuerza Federalista Popular, FuFePo)
- Autonomist-Liberal Pact (Pacto Autonomista-Liberal, Corrientes Province)
- Alliance for Work, Justice and Education (Alianza por el Trabajo, la Justicia y la Educación, ALIANZA)
- Front for a Country in Solidarity (Frente para un País Solidario, Frepaso)
- Argentines for a Republic of Equals (Argentinos por una República de Iguales, ARI)
- United Left (Izquierda Unida, IU)
- Front for Change (Frente para el Cambio)
- Broad Encounter (Encuentro Amplio)
- An Advanced Nation (UNA) (una Nación Avanzada, UNA)
See also
- Politics of Argentina
- List of political parties by country
- Liberalism and radicalism in Argentina
- "Partidos Reconocidos" (PDF). Cámara Nacional Electoral.
- 2009 elections results