A report on Radical Civic Union, Alberto Fernández and Mauricio Macri
A member of the center-left, Peronist faction within the Justicialist Party, Fernández was the party's candidate for 2019 Argentine general election and defeated incumbent president Mauricio Macri, with 48% of the votes.
- Alberto FernándezSince 2015, it has been a member of Cambiemos with Republican Proposal and Civic Coalition ARI, and supported Mauricio Macri in the 2015 and 2019 elections.
- Radical Civic UnionSeparated from the latter, Celia (sister of the personal photographer of Juan Domingo Perón) married Judge Carlos Pelagio Galíndez (son of a Senator of the Radical Civic Union).
- Alberto FernándezThey are part of Juntos por el Cambio, the political coalition in opposition to the Peronist government of Alberto Fernandez.
- Radical Civic UnionOther minor parties, such as the Radical Civic Union (UCR), the Civic Coalition (CC) and some socialist parties, made a political coalition, the Broad Front UNEN.
- Mauricio MacriHe was renominated, but scored only 32%, compared to 47% to populist Peronist Alberto Fernández and his running mate, two-term former president Cristina Kirchner, in their primary for Frente de Todos.
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Justicialist Party
2 linksThe Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista, ; abbr.
The Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista, ; abbr.
Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served as its chairman), as well as former presidents Juan Perón, Héctor Cámpora, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Isabel Perón, Carlos Menem, Ramón Puerta, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Eduardo Camaño, Eduardo Duhalde, Néstor Kirchner, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
In return, the support of Peronism historically has been smaller between the urban middle class, who more identify with the Radical Civic Union party and other more democratic, liberal parties.
Mauricio Macri was inaugurated as President of Argentina, ending 12 years of Kirchnerism.
Néstor Kirchner
2 linksArgentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, Governor of Santa Cruz Province from 1991 to 2003, Secretary General of UNASUR and the first gentleman during the first tenure of his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, Governor of Santa Cruz Province from 1991 to 2003, Secretary General of UNASUR and the first gentleman during the first tenure of his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Raúl Alfonsín, who was running for president for the Radical Civic Union (UCR), denounced an agreement between the military and the Peronist unions which sought an amnesty for the military.
Duhalde also unsuccessfully approached Mauricio Macri, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Felipe Solá, and Roberto Lavagna, all of whom refused to run.
Alberto Fernández, who organized his political campaign, was appointed chief of the cabinet of ministers.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
2 linksArgentine lawyer and politician who has served as the 37th Vice President of Argentina since 2019.
Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the 37th Vice President of Argentina since 2019.
Mayor Mauricio Macri pointed out that the national government had prevented the city from taking out international loans, which would have been used for infrastructure improvements.
Argentina lacked a big opposition party since the collapse of the Radical Civic Union in 2001.
She was the running mate of Alberto Fernández (no relation), who was elected president.
Juntos por el Cambio
0 linksLiberal political coalition in Argentina.
Liberal political coalition in Argentina.
It is composed of Republican Proposal, Radical Civic Union, Civic Coalition ARI.
These three parties respectively nominated Mauricio Macri, Ernesto Sanz, and Elisa Carrió as their representatives in the August 2015 primary elections, which were held to choose which candidate would run in the 2015 presidential election on 25 October.
In the 2019 presidential elections, JxC was in second place, with 40% of the votes, behind Alberto Fernández, who won first round with 48% of the votes.