Kolina (an acronym of Corriente de Liberación Nacional, lit. 'National Liberation Current') is a Kirchnerist political party in Argentina founded in 2010 by Alicia Kirchner, sister of former president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner.[4] The party now forms part of Unión por la Patria,[10] the former ruling coalition supporting then-President Alberto Fernández.[12] At the time of its foundation and until the alliance's dissolution, the party was a member of the Front for Victory.[1]
National Liberation Current Corriente de Liberación Nacional | |
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| Abbreviation | Kolina |
| Leader | Alicia Kirchner |
| President | Carlos Castagneto |
| Vice President | Victoria Montenegro |
| Secretary | Claudio Morresi |
| Founded | 20 July 2010[1] |
| Split from | Justicialist Party |
| Membership (2017) |  49,174[2][3] |
| Ideology | Kirchnerism[4][5][6][7] Peronism[8][9] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Unión por la Patria[10] |
| Colors | Green[11] |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 257
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| Seats in the Senate | 1 / 72
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| Province Governors | 0 / 24
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| Website | |
| www | |
Following the 2019 general election, the party has representation in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies (the National Deputies Lisandro Bormioli, María Rosa Martínez and Paola Vessvessian belong to Kolina).[13][14][15][16] In addition, Alicia Kirchner has been governor of Santa Cruz Province since 2015.
History
editFoundation.
editKolina was created on July 20, 2010, as a current rather than as a party, in order to express a "political space of the national movement" that goes beyond the idea of a party, admitting that it acts as a party. people not affiliated with the party.[17]
Electoral performance
editPresident
edit| Election year | Candidate | Coalition | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | |||||
| 2011 | Cristina Kirchner | Front for Victory | 11,865,055 | 54.11 (1st) | — |  Elected
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| 2015 | Daniel Scioli | Front for Victory | 9,338,449 | 37.08 (1st) | 12,198,441 | 48.60 (2nd) |  2-R Defeated
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| 2019 | Alberto Fernández | Frente de Todos | 12,473,709 | 48.10 (1st) | — | Elected
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Chamber of Deputies
edit| Election year | Votes | % | seats won | total seats | position | presidency | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10,762,217 | 47.98 (#1st) | 0 | 0 / 257
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Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | within Front for Victory |
| 2013 | 7,775,204 | 34.41 (#1st) | 0 | 0 / 257
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Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | within Front for Victory |
| 2015 | 8,797,279 | 37.41 (#1st) | 2 | 2 / 257
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Minority | Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) | within Front for Victory |
| 2017 | 5,265,069 | 21.03 (#2nd) | 0 | 2 / 257
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Minority | Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) | within Citizen's Unity |
| 2019 | 11,359,508 | 45.50 (#1st) | 3 | 3 / 257
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Minority | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) | within Frente de Todos |
| 2019 | 7,962,347 | 33.64 (#2nd) | 0 | 3 / 257
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Minority | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) | within Frente de Todos |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "¿QUÉ ES KOLINA?". kolinacapital.org.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 17 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.
- ^ a b "Cuestionan desde Kolina la metodología de protesta policial". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Santa Cruz: Alicia Kirchner busca extender 28 años de kirchnerismo".
- ^ "Santa Cruz: El kirchnerismo pone en disputa su bastión histórico".
- ^ Arias, Mariela (13 August 2019). "Santa Cruz: Alicia revalidó con su triunfo el control de la cuna del kirchnerismo". La Nación.
- ^ "En cinco distritos el Frente de Todos competirá contra otras fuerzas del peronismo - LA NACION". La Nación.
- ^ "Tras reelegir Alicia K el 11-A, peronismo va ahora por Río Gallegos".
- ^ a b "Unión por la Patria: ¿cuál es el origen de la coalición y quién la compone?". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "La primera fila, sólo para La Cámpora y Kolina". La Voz (in Spanish). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Mugica Díaz, Joaquín (12 June 2019). "Estos son los frentes electorales que competirán en las elecciones presidenciales". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Argento, Analía (5 May 2020). "Pelea en el Frente de Todos por la banca de Andrés Larroque en Diputados: reclama el lugar una candidata del partido de Victoria Donda". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "María Rosa Martínez: "Nosotros podemos gobernar Almirante Brown en el 2015"". Política del Sur (in Spanish). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Arias, Mariela (8 December 2015). "Alicia Kirchner armó un gabinete con cuatro ministros camporistas". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Vivero: "Le da mayor territorialidad y federalización al sistema judicial"". LRA Radio Nacional (in Spanish). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "QUE ES KOLINA? | KOLINA Capital | Corriente de Liberación Nacional | KolinaCapital.org". 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 9 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)