The Progressive, Civic and Social Front (, FPCyS) was a

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History

It was first formed in

in 2006, but was adapted in other provinces for the 2013 legislative elections, as well. In Santa Fe, it is made up of the

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, the GEN Party, the

Radical Civic Union The Radical Civic Union (, UCR) is a major political party in Argentina. It has reached the national government on ten occasions, making it one of the most historically important parties in the country. Ideologically, the party has stood for r ...

, the

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, Freemen of the South, the

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, Popular Unity, local factions of the Communist Party and some dissident

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. In other provinces, the composition differs slightly. In the city of Buenos Aires, a similar alliance ran under the name, UNEN.

Provincial alliance in Santa Fe

At the

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of 23 October 2005, the front won five of the 127 elected deputies (out of a total of 257). At the Santa Fe elections of 2 September 2007, FPCyS obtained its first major victory as socialist

Hermes Binner Hermes Juan Binner (June 5, 1943 − June 26, 2020) was an Argentine physician and politician who served as Governor of Santa Fe from 2007 to 2011.national legislative elections of 28 June 2009,the FPCyS in Santa Fe won the deputies election by a 0.01% (39.85% - 39.84%) difference with the second front and were defeated in the senators election by a 1.67% (40.59% - 42.26%) difference. With the governor Hermes Binner as a presidential candidate for the 2011 general election, primaries were made for electing his successor. The FPCyS candidate, then Minister of Government of the Santa Fe Province,

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, was elected governor.

2013 election and nationwide replication

In the October 2013 legislative election, alliances of UCR, CC-ARI, PS and other centre-left parties (mainly components of the 2011

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) ran in most provinces, usually under the name of the Progressive, Civic and Social Front. In the city of Buenos Aires, an analogous alliance was called '' UNEN'', in Chaco ''Union for Chaco'', in Jujuy ''Jujuyan Front'', in Catamarca ''Civic and Social Front'' and in Santa Cruz ''Front Let's Change for Growth''. In Córdoba, Mendoza and Entre Rios, however, the UCR ran separately from the rest of the centre-left opposition.

References

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History

Provincial alliance in Santa Fe

2013 election and nationwide replication

See also

References