The People's Reconstruction Party (PPR) is a political party of
Argentina
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with a
nationalist
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ideology. It was founded in 1996 by
Gustavo Breide Obeid,
Francisco Miguel Bosch and
Enrique Graci Susini. Colonel
Mohamed Alí Seineldín
Mohamed Alí Seineldín (Arabic:محمد علي زين الدين) (November 12, 1933 – September 2, 2009) was an Argentine army colonel who participated in two failed uprisings against the democratically elected governments of both President R ...
were also a leader of the group at one time.
Its national president is the licentiate in Political Science by the University J.F. Kennedy, and ex Army captain
Gustavo Breide Obeid.
Its youth organization is the
National Youth of the PPR.
Ideology
It defines itself as a party founded to "initiate a process of national reconstruction of salvation of the Argentine homeland". It opposes
globalization
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and the
new world order, fostering the restoration of what it calls the traditional values that enabled the birth of the nation, recovering social justice, political sovereignty and economic independence. Its ideological positioning is based on Catholic nationalism, expressed with the defense of what it considers "the fundamental pillars of the Argentine National Being (Argentinity): God, Homeland and Family". Because of the values it defends, it can also be considered an ideology close to conservatism and the extreme right. It defines itself as contrary to the
neo-liberal
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economic system.
It affirms that it is necessary to give parliamentary treatment to the investigation of the external debt, and is in favor of suspending the payment until the investigation is finished. It opposes abortion because of its understanding that human life begins from conception. It emphasizes the values of masculinity and femininity and considers homosexuality as a "deviation", positioning itself against civil unions between people of the same sex.
It proposes the restoration of compulsory military service, the elevation of the retirement age to 70 years for men and the maintenance of religious education in primary and secondary schools.
Electoral results
Presidential elections 2007 – 45,318 votes (0.24%).
Presidential elections 2003 – 42,460 votes (0.22%).
Ministerio del Interior de la Nación
References
Foundational Act of the Popular Reconstruction Party
External links
Official web site of the Popular Reconstruction PartyOfficial facebook profile of the Popular Reconstruction Party
{{Argentine political parties
Far-right politics in Argentina
Nationalist parties in South America
Conservative parties in Argentina
Argentine nationalism