Union for the Homeland
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The Union for the Homeland (Spanish: Unión por la Patria, UP) is a political and electoral coalition of Peronist political parties in Argentina who are the main opposition coalition since December 2023.
Not to be confused with Union for Homeland.
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Union for the Homeland Unión por la Patria | |
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Leaders | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Sergio Massa Juan Grabois |
Senate leader | Juliana Di Tullio (UC) José Mayans (FNyP) |
Chamber of Deputies leader | Germán Martínez |
Founded | 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) |
Preceded by | Frente de Todos |
Ideology | Peronism[1] Syncretism[2] Factions: Kirchnerism[1] Federal Peronism[3] |
Political position | Big tent[A] |
Colours | Blue White Yellow (Argentine national colours) |
Slogan | La patria sos vos. Vamos a defenderla. ("You are the Homeland. Let's defend it.")[4] |
Chamber of Deputies | 99 / 257 |
Senate | 33 / 72 |
Governors | 7 / 24 |
Website | |
porlapatria.org | |
^ A: It is a catch-all or a big tent coalition.[5] It is formed by parties ranging from the left to the right.[6] However, a majority is centre-left (Kirchnerism),[7][8] with centre-right[9][10] and centrist factions.[11][12] |
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The coalition was formed to compete in the 2023 general election,[13] and is a successor to the previous Frente de Todos coalition, whose candidate in the 2019 presidential election, Alberto Fernández, was successfully elected President of Argentina.[14] The coalition is centred on the Justicialist Party and its allies both on the federal and provincial levels, including the Renewal Front of Sergio Massa, who was the coalition's candidate for president in the 2023 presidential election.[15][16]