The Humanist Party ( es, Partido Humanista) is a progressive

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

and is a member of the

Humanist International The Humanist International (also known as the International Humanist Party) is a consortium of political parties adhering to universal humanism (also known as Siloism, after the nickname of the movement's founder), founded in 1989 by over 40 nat ...

. The party was founded in 1984 by

Luis Alberto Ammann Luis Alberto Ammann (17 November 1942 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine politician of the Humanist Party as well as journalist, schoolteacher and writer. Amman was born in Villa Dolores, Córdoba Province. He ran for President of Argentin ...

. Its "five basic points" are: # The human being as a value and central focus #

Nonviolence Nonviolence is the personal practice of not causing harm to others under any condition. It may come from the belief that hurting people, animals and/or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and it may refer to a general philosoph ...

as method of action # The principle of options (economic, organizational, and ideological) # Nondiscrimination # A new kind of economy The party is currently a member of the

Front for Victory The Front for Victory ( es, Frente para la Victoria, FPV) was a centre-left Peronist electoral alliance in Argentina, and is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wer ...

. The party is part of the

Frente de Todos The Frente de Todos (translated as "Everyone's Front") is a coalition of Peronist and Kirchnerist political parties in Argentina formed to support President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Fernández won the 2019 gene ...

coalition supporting the 2019 Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez during the

2019 Argentine general election General elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019, to elect the president of Argentina, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces. Former Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández of Frente de Todos (2019 coalition), Fr ...

References

External links

Official websiteCórdoba siteLa Pampa siteTucumán site
1984 establishments in Argentina

Kirchnerism Left-wing parties in Argentina Political parties established in 1984 Political parties in Argentina {{Argentina-party-stub