Conservative People's Party (Argentina)

The Conservative People's Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador Popular; PCP) is a minor^[9] social conservative^[6] political party in Argentina founded in 1958 by Vicente Solano Lima, who was vice president of Argentina in 1973.^[2] It was founded as a split from the Democratic Party (PD) following the 1955 coup that ousted Juan Domingo Perón from the presidency.^[10]

Conservative People's Party Partido Conservador Popular
President	Marco Aurelio Michelli[1]
Founded	1958; 66 years ago (1958)[2]
Split from	Democratic Party
Membership (2017)	18,337[3][4]
Ideology	Conservatism[5] Social conservatism[6]
Political position	Right-wing[7] to far-right[8]
National affiliation	Union for the Homeland
Colors	Dark blue
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies	0 / 257
Seats in the Senate	0 / 72
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A historical ally of Peronism and the Justicialist Party,^[11] in recent years the PCP has backed anti-Peronist parties and alliances, and was one of the founding parties of the Cambiemos coalition in 2015.^[12] Ahead of the 2019 general election, the PCP left Cambiemos and instead joined the newly formed NOS Front, backing the candidacy of Falklands War veteran Juan José Gómez Centurión.^[6] Gómez Centurión placed fifth in the presidential race with 2.6% of the vote.^[13]

It presently counts with no representation at the federal level.

References

1. "Los celestes apuntan a una fórmula presidencial propia". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. "Un sueño presidencial cada vez más lejano". La Tecla Info (in Spanish). 2 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
3. "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
4. "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
5. Tato, María Inés (2013). "El conservadurismo argentino: ¿una categoría evanescente?". In Bohoslavsky, Ernesto; Echeverría, Olga (eds.). Las derechas en el Cono sur, siglo XX. Actas del tercer taller de discusión (in Spanish). Los Polvorines: National University of General San Martín. ISBN 9789876301077.
6. Chabay, Ezequiel M. (8 May 2019). "Con militares y evangélicos, habrá un frente electoral "celeste" en octubre". El Cronista (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Estos son los 7 frentes nacionales que competirán en las PASO". VDM Noticias (in Spanish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. DataClave (3 August 2021). "El voto ultraconservador: Mar del Plata, ocho listas de derecha buscan un lugar en el HCD". DataClave (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
9. Sbrocco, José Ignacio (25 February 2008). "Mantener la personería jurídica para poder figurar". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
10. Del Campo, Hugo. "Argentina. 1955-2005. Como el ave Fénix…" (DOC). historiapolitica.com (in Spanish). p. 24. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
11. Zommer, Laura (13 February 2003). "Cuáles son los partidos en alianza con Menem". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
12. "El PRO inscribió "Cambiemos", el frente con la UCR y Carrió". La Política Online (in Spanish). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
13. Etcheberry, María Paula (28 October 2019). "Elecciones 2019: Juan José Gómez Centurión retuvo el apoyo celeste, pero no logró crecer". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.