Popular Unity (Argentina)

Not to be confused with the Popular Union, also an Argentine political party.

Popular Unity
Unidad Popular
LeaderVíctor De Gennaro[1]
PresidentLeticia Quagliaro[2]
Founded19 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-19)[3]
HeadquartersAv. Entre Ríos 902, Buenos Aires[4]
Membership (2017)Increase 19,456[5][6]
IdeologySocialism of the 21st century
Progressivism
Left-wing nationalism[7]
Latin American integration
Political positionLeft-wing[8]
National affiliationUnión por la Patria[9]
Colors  Blue
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
0 / 257
Seats in the Senate
0 / 72
Website
Official website

Popular Unity (Spanish: Unidad Popular; UP), officially registered as the Electoral Instrument for Popular Unity (Spanish: Instrumento Electoral por la Unidad Popular) is a left-wing nationalist political party in Argentina, founded by trade union leader and former CTA secretary-general Víctor De Gennaro in 2010. It was part of the Frente de Todos, the coalition formed in 2019 to support the presidential candidacy of Alberto Fernández.[10] It is now part of the Union for the Homeland which was formed to support Sergio Massa's 2023 presidential campaign. From 2011 to 2013 it was part of the Broad Progressive Front (FAP).[11]

The party presently counts with no representation at the federal level; UP's De Gennaro and Claudio Lozano both sat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies until 2015.[12] De Gennaro ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign at the 2015 general election.[13]

  1. ^ "De Gennaro, representantes de la CTA y CGT apoyan a Lula en Porto Alegre". Télam (in Spanish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Fuerte pronunciamiento en contra de la maniobra política-mediática-judicial contra periodistas". Chaco Día por Día (in Spanish). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "De Gennaro creó Unidad Popular con vistas a 2011". La Nación (in Spanish). 15 June 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Movimientos sociales lanzan un frente para las elecciones de 2019". Diario Jornada (in Spanish). 13 May 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ^ "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. ^ Montes, Rodolfo (25 August 2019). ""Las deudas se pagan, en eso estamos todos de acuerdo, pero las estafas no"". La Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ^ "LA IZQUIERDA POR LA IZQUIERDA: CLAUDIO LOZANO – UNIDAD POPULAR". Revista La Barraca (in Spanish). 19 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Unión por la Patria: ¿cuál es el origen de la coalición y quién la compone?". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. ^ Mugica Díaz, Joaquín (12 June 2019). "Estos son los frentes electorales que competirán en las elecciones presidenciales". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ "La UP se fue del bloque FAP". Página/12 (in Spanish). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. ^ "El Gobierno designará a Claudio Lozano como director del Banco Nación". Infobae (in Spanish). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. ^ Llorente, Analía (11 August 2015). "Los candidatos a presidente, los resultados de las PASO y los que quedaron en el camino". El Cronista (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2020.