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New Encounter
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Encounter for Democracy and Equality (Spanish: Encuentro por la Democracia y la Equidad; EDE), more commonly known as New Encounter (Spanish: Nuevo Encuentro) is a Kirchnerist[10] political party in Argentina founded in 2004 by then-mayor of Morón, Martín Sabbatella.[1] The party now forms part of the Unión por la Patria,[11] the coalition which supported former president Alberto Fernández and Sergio Massa's presidential campaign.
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New Encounter Nuevo Encuentro | |
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President | Martín Sabbatella |
1st Vice President | Hugo Yasky |
General Secretary | Adrián Grana |
Founded | 14 September 2004; 19 years ago (2004-09-14)[1] |
Youth wing | Juventud Nuevo Encuentro |
Membership (2017) | ![]() |
Ideology | Social democracy Kirchnerism Progressivism[4][5][6] |
Political position | Centre-left[7][8][4][6] to left-wing[9] |
National affiliation | Union for the Homeland |
Colors | Turquoise, white and black |
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 2 / 257
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Seats in the Senate | 0 / 72
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Website | |
https://nuevoencuentro.org.ar/ | |
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From 2009 to 2015, the party was aligned with the Communist Party and the Solidary Party in a front called New Encounter, from which the EDE took its current common name.[12]