List of political parties in Argentina
This article lists political parties in Argentina .
Argentina has a multi-party system with two strong political parties or alliances, and various 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 [broken anchor ] " 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 [broken anchor ] , the strongest party has been the Justicialist Party , emerging around the leadership of Juan Perón (when not banned, justicialists lost only four presidential elections, in 1983 , 1999 , 2015 , and 2023 ). 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 Centre-right 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 Centre-left coalition) which won the presidential elections . The PJ returned to power, with Alberto Fernández as President of the Nation.
Since 10 December 2023, the current-ruing party in Argentina is the Libertarian Party , with Javier Milei as President of the Nation.
Electoral alliances
National alliances
Provincial alliances
Provincial electoral alliances and coalitions active as of the 2019 general election .[ 1]
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Only the provincial chapter of this party formed part of this provincial coalition; at the national level, the party formed part of a different national coalition (see above).
Political parties
National parties
Parties recognized in at least 5 provinces, as of 31 July 2021.[ 9]
^ Legally registered as the Left for a Socialist Option (Spanish : Izquierda por una Opción Socialista )
^ Legally registered as the Workers' Party for Socialism (Spanish : Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores ; PTS)
^ Legally registered as Electoral Instrument for Popular Unity (Spanish : Instrumento Electoral por la Unidad Popular ).
^ Legally registered as Encounter for Democracy and Equity (Spanish : Encuentro por la Democracia y la Equidad ; EDE).
^ Legally registered as the Party of Labour and the People (Spanish : Partido del Trabajo y del Pueblo ; PTP).
Provincial parties
Parties recognized in at least one province, as of 31 October 2020.[ 9] [ 11] [ 12]
Political party
Ideology
Affiliation
Authentic Formoseño PartyAuténtico Formoseño
AF
Peronism
FdT
Commitment and Effort for TriumphCompromiso y Esfuerzo para el Triunfo
CEPT
Peronism
FdT
Together We CanJuntos Podemos
JP
Peronism
FdT
People's Action MovementMovimiento de Acción Popular
MAP
Peronism
FdT
Independent Movement of Justice and Dignity Movimiento Independiente de Justicia y Dignidad
MIDJ
Socialism
—
New CountryNuevo País
NP
Peronism
FAF
Independent Participation Movement PartyPartido Movimiento Independiente de Participación
MIP
Peronism
FdT
Party for the New ManPartido para el Hombre Nuevo
PHN
Peronism
FdT
Principles and Conviction PartyPartido Principios y Convicción
PyC
Populism
—
Renewal Party of the WestPartido Renovador del Oeste
PRO
Peronism
FdT
Political party
Ideology
Affiliation
People's FrontFrente del Pueblo
FDP
Peronism
FdT
We Are All La RiojaLa Rioja Somos Todos
—
Loyalty and Dignity PartyPartido Lealtad y Dignidad
LyP
Peronism
—
Political party
Ideology
Affiliation
Civic EncounterEncuentro Ciudadano
CF
Liberal conservatism
NSC
MOVE Santa CruzMOVERE Santa Cruz
MOVERE
Localism
—
We Are Energy to Renovate Santa CruzSomos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz
SER
Peronism
FdT
Political party
Ideology
Affiliation
Justice and Freedom MovementMovimiento Justicia y Libertad
MJL
Peronism
FCxS
Possible Santiago MovementMovimiento Santiago Viable
MSV
Peronism
FCxS
New AlternativeNueva Alternativa
—
FCxS
People's PartyPartido Popular
PP
Peronism
—
Centrist Social PartyPartido Social de Centro
—
FCxS
Defunct parties and alliances
19th Century and early 20th Century
Mid 20th Century
Democratic Union (Unión Democrática , UD )
Radical Civic Union (Junta Renovadora) (Unión Cívica Radical, Junta Renovadora )
Independent Party (Partido Independiente )
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 )
Argentine Socialist Party (1915) (Partido Socialista Argentino , PSA )
Argentine Socialist Party (1958) (Partido Socialista Argentino , 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 )
Autonomist Party of Corrientes
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 )
People's Reconstruction Party
Front for Change (Frente para el Cambio )
Broad Encounter (Encuentro Amplio )
An Advanced Nation (UNA) (una Nación Avanzada , UNA )
Everyone's Front (Frente de Todos , FdT )
Federal Consensus (Consenso Federal , CF )
See also
References
Parliamentary parties
Extra-parliamentary Provincial parties(Recognized in only one province)
19th century –early 20th century 1930s–1970s 1970s–2010s since 2020s