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This article lists political parties in Argentina. Argentina has a
multi-party system In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in ...
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" process (1862–80) up to 1916, the oligarchic
National Autonomist Party The National Autonomist Party ( es, Partido Autonomista Nacional; PAN) was the ruling political party of Argentina from 1874 to 1916. In 1880, Julio Argentino Roca assumed the presidency under the motto "peace and administration". History The ...
directed Argentine politics, before being replaced, through the first secret ballot elections, by the Radical Civic Union. The "
Infamous Decade The Infamous Decade () was a period in Argentinian history that began with the 1930 coup d'état against President Hipólito Yrigoyen. This decade was marked on one hand by significant rural exodus, with many small rural landowners ruined by ...
" (1930–43), initiated by the first modern
coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...
in Argentina, represented a return of the
conservatives Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
, who implemented a so-called "patriotic fraud" electoral practice. Since 1946, the strongest party has been the Justicialist Party, emerging around the leadership of Juan Perón (when not banned, justicialists lost only three presidential elections, in
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and 2015). From 1946 to 2001, the second most important party was the Radical Civic Union, until the 2001 financial crisis. From then on,
left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
Justicialists
Néstor Kirchner Néstor Carlos Kirchner (; 25 February 195027 October 2010) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, Governor of Santa Cruz Province from 1991 to 2003, Secretary General of UNASUR and ...
and his wife
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President o ...
won the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. After that, in the 2015 general election,
Kirchnerism Kirchnerism ( es, Kirchnerismo ) is an Argentine political movement based on populist ideals formed by the supporters of Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who consecutively served as Presidents of Argentina. Althou ...
was defeated by a
Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
coalition,
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 ...
, composed of the Radical Civic Union and
Republican Proposal Republican Proposal ( es, link=no, Propuesta Republicana) is a centre-right political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to by its abbreviation, PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a national p ...
, a new
liberal conservative Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by li ...
party. However, in the elections of 2019, the Justicialist Party joined the Frente de Todos (a
Centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
coalition) which won the
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. The PJ returned to power, with
Alberto Fernández Alberto Ángel Fernández (; born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019. Born in Buenos Aires, Fernández attended the University of Buenos Aires, where he earned his law ...
as President of the Nation.


Electoral alliances


National alliances


Provincial alliances

Provincial electoral alliances and coalitions active as of the 2019 general election. ;Notes


Political parties


National parties

Parties recognized in at least 5 provinces, as of 31 July 2021. }
''Izquierda Socialista'' , align=center, IS ,
Trotskyism Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a ...

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Republican Proposal Republican Proposal ( es, link=no, Propuesta Republicana) is a centre-right political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to by its abbreviation, PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a national p ...

, align=center, PRO , Liberal conservatism , , , , style="background:#FFD700;", , JxC , - !65 , style="background:#70D1FE", , , Light Blue and White Union
, align=center, UCyB ,
Federal Peronism Federal Peronism ( es, Peronismo Federal), also known as Dissident Peronism ( es, Peronismo Disidente) and Menemism ( es, Menemismo), are the informal names given to a conservative political alliance between Justicialist Party figures, curren ...

Social conservatism , , , , style="background:#283084;", , CF , - !66 , style="background:#029C6A", , , Solidary Party
, align=center, PSOL , Co-operatism
Socialism Socialism is a left-wing Economic ideology, economic philosophy and Political movement, movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to Private prop ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !67 , style="background:#04B45F", , , National Liberation Current
, align=center, KOLINA ,
Kirchnerism Kirchnerism ( es, Kirchnerismo ) is an Argentine political movement based on populist ideals formed by the supporters of Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who consecutively served as Presidents of Argentina. Althou ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !68 , style="background:#E2001A;", , , New Left
, align=center, NE ,
Trotskyism Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a ...

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Generation for a National Encounter Generation for a National Encounter ( es, Generación para un Encuentro Nacional), sometimes known as the GEN Party ( es, Partido GEN) or simply as GEN, is a centre-left political party in Argentina. It was founded in 2007 by Margarita Stolbizer ...

, align=center, GEN ,
Social democracy Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote s ...

Progressivism Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, tec ...
, , , , style="background:#FFD700;", , JxC , - !70 , style="background:#E00712", , , Socialist Workers' Party; PTS)
, align=center, PTS ,
Trotskyism Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a ...
, , , , style="background:#C51E3A;", , FIT-U , - !71 , bgcolor=#F4022E, , , Workers' Party
, align=center, PO ,
Trotskyism Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a ...
, , , , style="background:#C51E3A;", , FIT-U , - !72 , style="background:#00478F;", , , Popular Unity).
, align=center, UP ,
Left-wing nationalism Left-wing nationalism or leftist nationalism, also known as social nationalism, is a form of nationalism based upon national self-determination, popular sovereignty, national self-interest, and left-wing political positions such as social equal ...

Socialism of the 21st century Socialism of the 21st century ( es, Socialismo del siglo XXI; pt, Socialismo do século XXI; german: Sozialismus des 21. Jahrhunderts) is an interpretation of socialist principles first advocated by German sociologist and political analyst ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !73 , style="background:#03ACB6;", , ,
New Encounter Encounter for Democracy and Equality ( es, Encuentro por la Democracia y la Equidad; EDE), more commonly known as New Encounter ( es, Nuevo Encuentro) is a kirchnerist political party in Argentina founded in 2004 by then-mayor of Morón, Mart ...
; EDE).
, align=center, NE ,
Kirchnerism Kirchnerism ( es, Kirchnerismo ) is an Argentine political movement based on populist ideals formed by the supporters of Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who consecutively served as Presidents of Argentina. Althou ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !74 , style="background:#E00000;", , , Revolutionary Communist Party; PTP).
, align=center, PCR ,
Communism Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a ...

Marxism-Leninism-Maoism , , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !75 , style="background:#ed3237;", , , FORJA Concertation Party
, align=center, FORJA ,
Kirchnerism Kirchnerism ( es, Kirchnerismo ) is an Argentine political movement based on populist ideals formed by the supporters of Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who consecutively served as Presidents of Argentina. Althou ...

K radicalism , , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !76 , style="background:#1B9EE6;", , ,
Party of Culture, Education and Labour The Party of Culture, Education and Labour ( es, Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo; CET), also sometimes simply known as the CET Party ( es, Partido CET) is a minor peronist and labourist political party in Argentina founded in 2 ...

, align=center, CET , Peronism
Labourism The labour movement or labor movement consists of two main wings: the trade union movement (British English) or labor union movement (American English) on the one hand, and the political labour movement on the other. * The trade union movement ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !77 , style="background:#9DB13E;", , , Faith Party
, align=center, FE , Peronism , , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !78 , style="background:#810182;", , , Third Position Party
, align=center, P3P , Peronism
Federal Peronism Federal Peronism ( es, Peronismo Federal), also known as Dissident Peronism ( es, Peronismo Disidente) and Menemism ( es, Menemismo), are the informal names given to a conservative political alliance between Justicialist Party figures, curren ...
, , , , style="background:#283084;", , CF , - !79 , style="background:#199CBF;", , , Federal Renewal Party
, align=center, PRF , Peronism , , , , style="background:#FFD700;", , JxC , - !82 , style="background:#4BAEEF;", , ,
Federal Commitment Federal Commitment is an Peronist political party in Argentina formed by the fusion of Es Posible Party and the Independent Movement of Justice and Dignity. The party is currently part of the governing Everyone’s Front coalition of Presiden ...

, align=center, CF ,
Federal Peronism Federal Peronism ( es, Peronismo Federal), also known as Dissident Peronism ( es, Peronismo Disidente) and Menemism ( es, Menemismo), are the informal names given to a conservative political alliance between Justicialist Party figures, curren ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !83 , style="background:;", , , Project South
, align=center, SUR ,
Environmentalism Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks ...

Social democracy Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote s ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !84 , style="background:#7AAEE8;", , , Labor and Equity Party
, align=center, ParTE ,
Progressivism Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, tec ...

Social democracy Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote s ...
, , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !85 , style="background:#005C9D;", , , Democrat Party
, align=center, PD , Liberal conservatism , , , , style="background:#FFD700;", , JxC , - !86 , style="background:#0E3C60;", , ,
Renewal Front The Renewal Front ( es, Frente Renovador, FR) is a Peronist political party in Argentina led by Sergio Massa, who is part of the Frente de Todos. Massa is a Peronist and said he wants to "build the Peronism of the 21st century." History It was ...

, align=center, FRA , Peronism
Syncretism , , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT , - !87 , style="background:#6AC1E5;", , , Unite for Liberty and Dignity
, align=center, UNITE ,
Economic liberalism Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberali ...

Libertarianism , , , , style="background:#FF8E3D;", , AL , - !88 , style="background:#91B3DD;", , , Popular Dignity
, align=center, DP , Peronism , , , , style="background:#2EA2E2;", , FdT


Provincial parties

Parties recognized in at least one province, as of 31 October 2020.


City of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South Am ...


Buenos Aires Province


Catamarca


Chaco


Chubut


Córdoba


Corrientes Corrientes (; Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12. It ha ...


Entre Ríos


Formosa


Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near ...


La Pampa La Pampa () is a sparsely populated province of 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 ...


La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, an ...


Mendoza


Misiones Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...


Neuquén Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén river ...


Río Negro


Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...


San Juan


San Luis


Santa Cruz


Santa Fe


Santiago del Estero


Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of the Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main island, Isla ...


Tucumán


Defunct parties and alliances

;19th Century and early 20th Century *
Unitarian Party Unitarianists or Unitarians (in Spanish, ''Unitarios'') were the proponents of the concept of a unitary state (centralized government) in Buenos Aires during the civil wars that shortly followed the Declaration of Independence of Argentina in ...
(''Partido Unitario'') * Federalist Party (''Partido Federal'') *
National Autonomist Party The National Autonomist Party ( es, Partido Autonomista Nacional; PAN) was the ruling political party of Argentina from 1874 to 1916. In 1880, Julio Argentino Roca assumed the presidency under the motto "peace and administration". History The ...
(''Partido Autonomista Nacional'', ''PAN'') * Civic Union of the Youth (''Unión Cívica de la Juventud'', ''UCJ'') * Civic Union (''Unión Cívica'') * National Civic Union (''Unión Cívica Nacional'', ''UCN'') *
National Autonomist Party (Modernist) The National Autonomist Party ( es, Partido Autonomista Nacional; PAN) was the ruling political party of Argentina from 1874 to 1916. In 1880, Julio Argentino Roca assumed the presidency under the motto "peace and administration". History The ...
(''Partido Autonomista Nacional, línea modernista'') * Lencinism (Mendoza) (''Lencinismo'') * Antipersonalist Radical Civic Union (''Unión Cívica Radical Antipersonalista'', ''UCR-A'') * Rightist Confederation (''Confederación Derechista'') * Independent Socialist Party (''Partido Socialista Independiente'', ''PSI'') * National Democratic Party (''Partido Democrático Nacional'', ''PDN'') * Concordancia ;Mid 20th Century * Democratic Union (''Unión Democrática'', ''UD'') *
Radical Civic Union (Junta Renovadora) The Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and liberal political party in Argentina. It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from conservatism to social democracy, but since 1995 it has been a member of th ...
(''Unión Cívica Radical, Junta Renovadora'') * Independent Party (''Partido Independiente'') * Labour Party (''Partido Laborista'', ''PL'') *
Peronist Party The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...
(''Partido Peronista'', ''PP'') * Female Peronist Party (''Partido Peronista Femenino'') *
Intransigent Radical Civic Union The Intransigent Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical Intransigente, UCRI) was a political party of Argentina. The UCRI developed from the centrist Radical Civic Union in 1956, following a split at the party's convention in Tucumán. ...
(''Unión Cívica Radical Intransigente'', ''UCRI'') *
Radical Civic Union of the People Radical may refer to: Politics and ideology Politics *Radical politics, the political intent of fundamental societal change *Radicalism (historical), the Radical Movement that began in late 18th century Britain and spread to continental Europe and ...
(''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 The Union of the Argentine People was an Argentine Right-wing political party founded in 1962 by Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, aiming to establish an antiperonist centrist alternative. Led by him and in a coalition with the Democratic Progressive Pa ...
(''Unión del Pueblo Argentino'', ''UDELPA'') * Argentine Socialist Vanguard Party (''Partido Socialista Argentino de Vanguardia'', ''PSAV'') *
Socialist Party of the National Left The Socialist Party of the National Left ( es, Partido Socialista de la Izquierda Nacional, PSIN) was a political party in Argentina, founded in 1962 by Jorge Abelardo Ramos, Jorge Enea Spilimbergo and others, representative of the National Lef ...
(''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 The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...
(''Frente Justicialista de Liberación Nacional'', ''FREJULI'') *
Autonomist Party of Corrientes The Autonomist Party of Corrientes ( es, Partido Autonomista de Corrientes) is a liberal provincial political party in Corrientes Province, Argentina. History It is the claimed successor of the National Autonomist Party The National Autonomist P ...
;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 The Alliance for Work, Justice and Education (in Spanish: ''Alianza para el Trabajo, la Justicia y la Educación''), also known as Alliance (in Spanish: ''Alianza'') was a centre-left political coalition in Argentina around the turn of the third ...
(''Alianza por el Trabajo, la Justicia y la Educación'', ''ALIANZA'') *
Front for a Country in Solidarity The Front for a Country in Solidarity ( or ) was a center-left political coalition in Argentina. It was formed in 1994 out of the Broad Front (''Frente Grande''), which had been founded mainly by progressive members of the Peronist Justicialist ...
(''Frente para un País Solidario'', ''Frepaso'') *
Argentines for a Republic of Equals Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
(''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'')


See also

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Politics of Argentina The politics of Argentina take place in the framework of what the Constitution defines as a federal presidential representative democratic republic, where the President of Argentina is both Head of State and Head of Government. Legislative pow ...
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List of political parties by country This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organizat ...


References

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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 ...