List of political parties in Argentina

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The list of parties in Argentina includes all nationally recognized political parties in Argentina as well as major electoral alliances and regional parties .

Parties active nationwide

List of all recognized nationally active parties (as of October 2011). Parties marked in italics were no longer on the official list of recognized parties in April 2013.

Surname founding Members (2014) political orientation Remarks
Partido Justicialista (PJ) 1946 3,531,445 peronistic Since 2003 it has been split into several wings that are entering into changing alliances. The Kirchnerist wing is the main actor in the Frente para la Victoria .
Unión Cívica Radical (UCR) 1890 2,136,955 social liberal Oldest Argentine party still in existence. Several small parties have split off since 2001, including ARI, GEN and Recrear (now PRO)
Partido Frente Grande 1995 151.114 social democratic Until 2001 part of the Alliance Frente País Solidario , since 2007 part of the Frente para la Victoria .
Partido Socialista 1896 125,617 social democratic Split into PSP and PS in the 1980s and 1990s, reunited in 2002
Propuesta Republicana (PRO) 2010 107,944 conservative-liberal Arose from an electoral alliance of the regional party Compromiso para el Cambio and the UCR spin-off Recrear para el Crecimiento .
Movimiento Libres del Sur 1995 52,513 social-democratic , democratic-socialist Part of the FAP since 2011 .
Kolina 2011 51,470 Left Peronist
Coalición Cívica ARI (CC-ARI) 2002 50,567 social democratic Split from UCR. Founded by Elisa Carrió
Partido de la Victoria 2003 46,656 Left Peronist Part of the alliance Frente para la Victoria
Partido intransigents 1956 41,593 social democratic UCR spin-off, initially as UCR Intransigente , forcibly renamed in 1972. Integrated into the Frente para la Victoria since 2007 .
Movimiento de Integración y Desarrollo 1963 38,948 Development policy ( desarrollismo ) Split from UCR, joined the UNA coalition in 2007
Partido Demócrata Progresista 1914 36,516 centrist Especially active in the province of Santa Fe .
Generación para un Encuentro Nacional (GEN) 2011 33,678 social democratic UCR elimination, especially in the province of Buenos Aires active
Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores 1994 33.054 socialist Spin-off of the MAS , in Izquierda Unida until 2003
Unión Popular 1986 32,610 conservative, right-wing Peronist
It posible 2010 27,969 right-wing peronist Part of the Alberto Rodríguez Saá election platform .
Encuentro por la Democracia y la Equidad 25,789 Left Peronist Part of the Frente para la Victoria. Also known under the name Nuevo Encuentro .
Movimiento Independiente de Justicia y Dignidad (until 2012: Movimiento Independiente de Jubilados y Desocupados ) 2007 25,686 socialist Leading piquetero grouping
Partido Conservador Popular 1958 24.203 conservative
Instrumento Electoral from the Unidad Popular 23,719 social democratic Known as the Unidad Popular .
Partido del Obrero 1964 22,915 Trotskyist Influential in the piquetero movement, forms the alliance Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores with the PTS and the IS. Known under the name Partido Obrero .
Partido Comunista de la Argentina 1918 22,895 Marxist - Leninist Oldest noteworthy split from the Partido Socialista
Partido Humanista 1983 22,637 neo-humanistic (siloistic), green
Nueva Izquierda 2011 21,757 socialist
Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo 21,656 Peronism Cleavage of the PJ closely with the union federation CGT connected
Partido Unión Celeste y Blanco 2010 21,564 right-wing peronist
Movimiento al Socialismo 21,516 Trotskyist
Izquierda por una Opción Socialista 2007 21,435 socialist , Trotskyist Known as Izquierda Socialista . Part of the alliance Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores .
Federal Partido 1974 20,549 federalist
Partido Demócrata Cristiano 1954 20,451 Christian Democratic
Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas 1999 20,285 Trotskyist Forms the alliance Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores with PO and IS
Partido del Trabajo y del Pueblo 19,423 social democratic
Partido Nacionalista Constitucional UNIR 1989 19,280 nationalist
Partido de la Concertación Forja 19,232 Start-up based on the UCR-affiliated group FORJA.
Partido Solidario 2008 19,232 social democratic, left-wing Peronist Part of the Frente para la Victoria
Partido Socialista Auténtico 1983 17,010 social democratic Splitting off of the Partido Socialista, refused to reunite with the other two splits in 2002 due to internal differences.
Movimiento de Acción Vecinal 2007 12,201 conservative Mainly active in the province of Cordoba , working with the Peronists there.

Important electoral alliances

The party political situation in Argentina has been destabilized since the Argentina crisis. As a result, electoral alliances were established in all presidential elections, some of which no longer correspond to traditional party boundaries. The following info box lists some important electoral alliances:

Surname founding Parties political orientation Remarks
Cambiemos / Juntos por el Cambio 2015 UCR, CC-ARI, PRO liberal, conservative Electoral alliance for the 2015 presidential election . Provides President with Mauricio Macri . From 2019 under the name Juntos por el Cambio .
Coalición Cívica 2007 ARI, parts of UCR, PAIS, until 2011 also GEN and PS social democratic The only important alliance firmly united in a Confederación .
Front Amplio Progresista 2011 PS, Libres del Sur, GEN, regional parties social democratic, left-wing liberal Founded in 2011 on the occasion of the presidential election.
Frente para la Victoria (FPV) 2003 Parts of the PJ, Frente Grande, Partido de la Victoria, Partido Intransigente, Kolina, regional parties social democratic- peronist Electoral alliance
Unión para el Desarrollo Social 2011 UCR and Partido Unión Celeste y Blanco centrist Electoral alliance for the 2011 presidential election.
Unión-Pro 2009 PRO, parts of the PJ, parts of the Partido Unión Celeste y Blanco (depending on the district), Unión Popular conservative Electoral alliance so far only in the 2009 elections and at provincial level.
Frente de Todos 2019 Parts of the PJ (mainly belonging to Kirchnerismo ) and Frente Renovador Left Election alliance victorious in the 2019 presidential election

Major regional parties

  • Movimiento Popular Fueguino (MOPOF) is a regional party from Tierra del Fuego . It is politically inconsistent and has been in the opposition since it was founded.
  • Movimiento Popular Jujeño (MOPOJ) is a regional party from the Jujuy Province , which has never been able to take over the government of the province, but is traditionally a major opposition party in this province. It is more likely to belong to the left spectrum and represents the interests of the provincial population.
  • Movimiento Popular Neuquino (MOPON) is a regional party from Neuquén . It belongs to the right-wing conservative spectrum and is currently head of government in Neuquén with Jorge Sapag .
  • Partido Nuevo is a regional party from Cordoba . It is politically inconsistently positioned (part supports the Peronists at the state level, part the UCR) and was founded in 2003 as an opposition platform against the Peronists ruling in the province. She is one of the three strongest forces in her home province.
  • Partido Unidad Federalista is a right-wing conservative regional party from the province of Buenos Aires, which is allied with the Modin. Its president and only member of the National Congress, Luis Patti , was temporarily imprisoned for crimes in the military dictatorship (1976-1983), but was released on bail in April 2008 to take up his mandate.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Recognized nationally active parties (PDF; 238 kB) October 2011, web portal of the Federal Justice of Argentina
  2. ↑ Information sheet (PDF; 679 kB) of the Federal Justice of Argentina on the status of memberships in the parties, status 2nd half of 2014
  3. ↑ Tras quedar en libertad, Patti reiteró su inocencia y renovó críticas a Diputados , Clarin.com, April 16, 2008

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