The Conservative People's Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador Popular; PCP) is a minor[8] social conservative[6] political party in Argentina founded in 1958 by Vicente Solano Lima, who was vice president of Argentina in 1973.[2] It was founded as a split from the Democratic Party (PD) following the 1955 coup that ousted Juan Domingo Perón from the presidency.[9]
Conservative People's Party Partido Conservador Popular | |
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| President | Marco Aurelio Michelli[1] |
| Founded | 1958[2] |
| Split from | Democratic Party |
| Membership (2017) |  18,337[3][4] |
| Ideology | Conservatism[5] Social conservatism[6] |
| Political position | Right-wing[7] |
| National affiliation | Union for the Homeland |
| Colors | Dark blue |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 257
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| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 72
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A historical ally of Peronism and the Justicialist Party,[10] in recent years the PCP has backed anti-Peronist parties and alliances, and was one of the founding parties of the Cambiemos coalition in 2015.[11] Ahead of the 2019 general election, the PCP left Cambiemos and instead joined the newly formed NOS Front, backing the candidacy of Falklands War veteran Juan José Gómez Centurión.[6] Gómez Centurión placed fifth in the presidential race with 2.6% of the vote.[12]
Presently, it has no representation at the federal level.
References
edit- ^ "Los celestes apuntan a una fórmula presidencial propia". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Un sueño presidencial cada vez más lejano". La Tecla Info (in Spanish). 2 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Tato, María Inés (2013). "El conservadurismo argentino: ¿una categoría evanescente?". In Bohoslavsky, Ernesto; Echeverría, Olga (eds.). Las derechas en el Cono sur, siglo XX. Actas del tercer taller de discusión (in Spanish). Los Polvorines: National University of General San Martín. ISBN 9789876301077.
- ^ a b c Chabay, Ezequiel M. (8 May 2019). "Con militares y evangélicos, habrá un frente electoral "celeste" en octubre". El Cronista (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Estos son los 7 frentes nacionales que competirán en las PASO". VDM Noticias (in Spanish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Sbrocco, José Ignacio (25 February 2008). "Mantener la personería jurídica para poder figurar". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Del Campo, Hugo. "Argentina. 1955-2005. Como el ave Fénix…" (DOC). historiapolitica.com (in Spanish). p. 24. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Zommer, Laura (13 February 2003). "Cuáles son los partidos en alianza con Menem". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "El PRO inscribió "Cambiemos", el frente con la UCR y Carrió". La Política Online (in Spanish). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Etcheberry, María Paula (28 October 2019). "Elecciones 2019: Juan José Gómez Centurión retuvo el apoyo celeste, pero no logró crecer". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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