List of political parties in Argentina
This article lists political parties in Argentina.
Argentina has a multi-party system with two or three strong political parties or alliances, and many smaller parties that enjoy representation at the National Congress.
Since the 1990s, there is a strong decentralizing tendency within the national parties, along with the growing national relevance of province-level parties and alliances. In the last decade, most of the newly formed parties remained as junior partners of the main alliances or as district-level relevant political forces.
Historic background
From the "national organisation" process up to 1916, the oligarchic National Autonomist Party directed Argentine politics, before being replaced, through the first secret ballot elections, by the Radical Civic Union. The "Infamous Decade", initiated by the first modern coup d'état in Argentina, represented a return of the conservatives, who implemented a so-called "patriotic fraud" electoral practice. Since 1946, the strongest party has been the Justicialist Party, emerging around the leadership of Juan Perón. From 1946 to 2001, the second most important party was the Radical Civic Union, until the 2001 financial crisis. From then on, left-wing Justicialists Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. After that, in the 2015 general election, Kirchnerism was defeated by a big tent coalition, Cambiemos, composed of the Radical Civic Union and Republican Proposal, a new liberal conservative party. However, in the elections of 2019, the Justicialist Party joined the Frente de Todos which won the presidential elections. The PJ returned to power, with Alberto Fernández as President of the Nation.Current parties
National parties
Parties recognized in at least 5 provinces, as of 22 February 2020.| Nº | Name | Abbr. | Ideology |
| 1 | Integration and Development Movement Movimiento de Integración y Desarrollo | MID | Developmentalism |
| 2 | Justicialist Party Partido Justicialista | PJ | Peronism, Kirchnerism |
| 3 | Radical Civic Union Unión Cívica Radical | UCR | Radicalism, Social democracy, Social liberalism |
| 5 | Christian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Cristiano | PDC | Christian democracy |
| 6 | Intransigent Party Partido Intransigente | PI | Democratic socialism |
| 8 | Federal Party Partido Federal | PF | Federalism, Conservatism |
| 9 | Democratic Progressive Party Partido Demócrata Progresista | PDP | Liberal democracy |
| 12 | Communist Party Partido Comunista | PC | Communism |
| 13 | Movement for Socialism Movimiento al Socialismo | MAS | Trotskyism |
| 19 | Conservative People's Party Partido Conservador Popular | PCP | Conservatism |
| 23 | Popular Union Unión Popular | UP | Peronism, Christian democracy |
| 33 | Constitutional Nationalist Party UNIR Partido Nacionalista Constitucional UNIR | UNIR | Nationalism |
| Worker's Socialist Movement Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores | MST | Trotskyism | |
| 40 | Freemen of the South Movement Movimiento Libres del Sur | Progressivism | |
| 41 | Broad Front Frente Grande | FG | Peronism, Social democracy |
| 47 | Civic Coalition ARI Coalición Cívica ARI | CC-ARI | Social liberalism |
| 50 | Socialist Party Partido Socialista | PS | Social democracy, Democratic socialism |
| 54 | Victory Party Partido de la Victoria | Kirchnerism | |
| 57 | Neighborhood Action Movement Movimiento de Acción Vecinal | ||
| 61 | Left for a Socialist Option / Socialist Left Izquierda por una Opción Socialista / Izquierda Socialista | IS | Trotskyism |
| 64 | Republican Proposal Propuesta Republicana | PRO | Liberal conservatism |
| 65 | Light Blue and White Union Unión Celeste y Blanco | Federal Peronism | |
| 66 | Solidarity Party Partido Solidario | Socialism | |
| 67 | Kolina | Kirchnerism | |
| 69 | Generation for a National Encounter Generación para un Encuentro Nacional | Social democracy, Progressivism | |
| 70 | Workers' Party for Socialism / Socialist Workers' Party Partido de Trabajadores por el Socialismo / Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas | PTS | Trotskyism |
| 71 | Workers' Party Partido Obrero | PO | Trotskyism |
| 72 | Electoral Instrument for Popular Unity Instrumento Electoral por la Unidad Popular | Progressivism | |
| 73 | Encounter for Democracy and Equity / New Encounter Encuentro por la Democracia y la Equidad / Nuevo Encuentro | Kirchnerism | |
| 74 | Party of Labour and of the People / Revolutionary Communist Party Partido del Trabajo y del Pueblo / Partido Comunista Revolucionario | PTP / PCR | Maoism |
| 75 | Partido de la Concertación Forja | Kirchnerism | |
| 76 | Party of Culture, Education and Work Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo | ||
| 77 | Faith Party Partido Fe | Peronism, Anti-corruption | |
| 78 | Third Position Party Partido Tercera Posición | Peronism | |
| 79 | Federal Renewal Party Partido Renovador Federal | Peronism, Syncretism | |
| 82 | Federal Commitment Compromiso Federal | Federal Peronism | |
| 83 | Project South Proyecto Sur | Environmentalism, Progressivism | |
| 84 | Labor and Equity Party Partido del Trabajo y la Equidad | ||
| New Left Nueva Izquierda | |||
| Democratic Party Partido Demócrata | Liberal conservatism | ||
| Autonomistic Party Partido Autonomista | Conservatism | ||
| Authentic Renewal Front Frente Renovador Auténtico | Peronism, Syncretism | ||
| Join for Freedom and Dignity Unite por la Libertad y la Dignidad | Nationalism | ||
| Popular Dignity Dignidad Popular |
Provincial parties
Parties recognized in at least one province, as of 15 January 2018.| Name | Abbr. | Ideology |
| Union of the Democratic Centre Unión del Centro Democrático | UCEDE | Conservative liberalism |
| Action for the Republic Acción por la República | AR | Economic liberalism |
| Workers' Socialist Movement Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores | MST | Trotskyism |
| Authentic Socialist Party Partido Socialista Auténtico | PSA | Democratic socialism |
| Authentic Communist Party / Communist Party Partido Comunista Auténtico / Partido Comunista | PCCE | Marxism–Leninism |
| Self-determination and Freedom Autodeterminación y Libertad | AyL | Socialism |
| Democratic Party of the City of Buenos Aires Partido Demócrata de la Capital Federal | PD | Liberal conservatism |
| Chaqueñan Action Acción Chaqueña | ACh | Regionalism, Conservatism |
| Peoples Reconstruction Party Partido Popular de la Reconstrucción | PPR | Nationalism, Social conservatism |
| We are All Chubut Chubut Somos Todos | CST | Peronism, Regionalism |
| Civic Front of Córdoba Frente Cívico de Córdoba | Social democracy | |
| Liberal Party of Corrientes Partido Liberal de Corrientes | PLC | Regionalism, Conservatism |
| New Party Partido Nuevo | PaNu | Regionalism, Conservatism |
| Autonomist Party of Corrientes Partido Autonomista de Corrientes | PAC | Regionalism, Conservatism |
| Jujuy People's Movement Movimiento Popular Jujeño | MPJ | Regionalism |
| Renewal Crusade Cruzada Renovadora | CR | Regionalism |
| Pampean Federalist Movement Movimiento Federalista Pampeano | MOFEPA | Regionalism |
| Democratic Party of Mendoza Partido Demócrata de Mendoza | PD | Liberal conservatism |
| Party of the Social Concord Partido de la Concordia Social | PCS | Social democracy |
| Neuquén People's Movement Movimiento Popular Neuquino | MPN | Regionalism |
| Together We Are Río Negro Juntos Somos Río Negro | JSRN | Regionalism |
| Salta Renewal Party Partido Renovador de Salta | PRS, PARES | Regionalism, Conservatism |
| Blockist Party Partido Bloquista | PB | |
| Union and Liberty Party Partido Unión y Libertad | PUL | Federal Peronism |
| Fueguino People's Movement Movimiento Popular Fueguino | MOPOF | Regionalism |
| Republican Force Fuerza Republicana | FR | Militarism, Social conservatism |
Electoral Alliances
Recent or prominent electoral alliances- Plural Consensus
- Civic and Social Agreement
- Union PRO
- Justicialist Front
- Federal Santa Fe
- Federal Civic Front
- Federal Consensus
- Front of the Popular Movement
- Alliance Union of Cordoba
- Alliance New Front
- Justicialist Front of Entre Ríos
- Front for Integration
- Front of Jujuy
- Concertation for Development
- Change for Growth
- Salta Federal Front
- We are all Salta
- Front It Is Possible
- Democratic Party PRO
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Anticapitalist and Socialist Front of the Left and the People
- Party of Labour and of the People
Defunct parties and alliances
- Unitarian Party
- Federalist Party
- National Autonomist Party
- Civic Union of the Youth
- Civic Union
- National Civic Union
- National Autonomist Party
- Lencinism
- Antipersonalist Radical Civic Union
- Rightist Confederation
- Independent Socialist Party
- National Democratic Party
- Concordancia
- Democratic Union
- Radical Civic Union
- Labour Party
- Peronist Party
- Female Peronist Party
- Intransigent Radical Civic Union
- Radical Civic Union of the People
- Democratic Socialist Party
- Socialist Party of Argentina
- Revolutionary and Popular Indoamericano Front
- Argentine Socialist Vanguard Party
- Socialist Party of the National Left
- Popular Socialist Party
- Worker's Socialist Party
- Federalist Popular Alliance
- Revolutionary Popular Alliance
- Justicialist Front for National Liberation
- Federalist Popular Force
- Autonomist-Liberal Pact
- Alliance for Work, Justice and Education
- Front for a Country in Solidarity
- Argentines for a Republic of Equals
- United Left
- Front for Change
- Broad Encounter
- An Advanced Nation