The Conservative People's Party ( es, Partido Conservador Popular; PCP) is a minor

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political party in

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founded in 1958 by

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, who was

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of Argentina in 1973. It was founded as a split from the National Democratic Party (PDN) following the 1955 coup that ousted

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from the presidency. A historical ally of

Peronism Peronism, also called justicialism,. The Justicialist Party is the main Peronist party in Argentina, it derives its name from the concept of social justice., name=, group= is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and legacy of Ar ...

and the Justicialist Party, in recent years the PCP has backed anti-peronist parties and alliances, and was one of the founding parties of the

Cambiemos ( en, Together for Change) is a centre-right political coalition in Argentina. It was created in 2015 as Cambiemos ( en, Let's Change), and renamed in 2019. It is composed of Republican Proposal, Radical Civic Union, Civic Coalition ARI and U ...

coalition in 2015. Ahead of the 2019 general election, the PCP left Cambiemos and instead joined the newly formed NOS Front, backing the candidacy of

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...

veteran Juan José Gómez Centurión. Gómez Centurión placed fifth in the presidential race with 2.6% of the vote. It presently counts with no representation at the federal level.

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