Union for the Homeland

Argentine political coalition

Not to be confused with Union for Homeland.

Union for the Homeland

Unión por la Patria

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][2]
Left-wing populism[3][4]
Factions:
Kirchnerism[2]
Federal Peronism[5]
Political position| Centre-left[1][6][7][8][A]
Colours|   Blue   White   Yellow
(Argentine national colours)
Slogan| La patria sos vos. Vamos a defenderla.
("You are the Homeland. Let's defend it.")[9]
Chamber of Deputies|

99 / 257

Senate|

33 / 72

Governors|

7 / 24

Website
porlapatria.org[usurped]

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^ A: A centre-left coalition,[6][7][8] it has also been described as big tent.[10] It is formed by parties ranging from the left to the right.[11] However, a majority is centre-left (Kirchnerism),[12][6] with left-wing,[13] centre-right[14][15] and centrist factions.[16][17]

The Union for the Homeland (Spanish: Unión por la Patria, UP) is a centre-left political and electoral coalition of Peronist political parties in Argentina. It has been the main opposition coalition since December 2023.

The coalition was formed to compete in the 2023 general election,[18] 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.[19] 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.[20][21]

## History

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### Background

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Main article: 2019 Argentine general election

In the run-up to the 2019 presidential election, the Kirchnerist faction of the Justicialist Party arranged for the establishment of a common Peronist electoral front. This project ultimately materialized with the formation of the Frente de Todos coalition, which comprised the Justicialist majority along with a number of other parties of the political left and centre. This alliance was itself a successor to both the short-lived Citizen's Unity bloc formed for the 2017 midterm elections as well as the Front for Victory, which served as the political instrument of the Kirchnerist political camp between 2003 and 2017. The alliance presented Alberto Fernández as its sole candidate in the 2019 presidential primaries, in which he secured just under 48% of the vote. In the subsequent general election, Fernández again garnered 48% of the vote, against the 40% of incumbent president Mauricio Macri of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition, ousting the sitting administration and returning the Peronists to power after four years in the opposition.[22] Fernández, along with his vice president, the former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, went on to govern the country for the ensuing four-year period. Halfway through this term, the Frente de Todos coalition suffered a significant defeat in the 2021 Argentine legislative election, losing seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, and thereby losing control of Congress for the first time in nearly 40 years.[23]

### 2023 election

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Main article: 2023 Argentine general election

In April 2023, President Alberto Fernandez announced that he would not seek re-election in the next presidential election.[24] In the primary elections in August of that year, Sergio Massa defeated Juan Grabois by a margin of nearly 16 percentage points, although it became the worst result for a ruling Peronist coalition since the PASO was first implemented in 2009.[21]

In the runoff in November 2023, Libertarian candidate Javier Milei defeated Massa in the second round with 55.65% of the vote, the highest percentage since Argentina's transition to democracy. Massa conceded defeat shortly before the official results were published.[25][26]

## Ideology

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Union for the Homeland is a Peronist[27] coalition, along with its internal currents, Federal Peronism[28] and Kirchnerism.[29] The coalition is considered mostly centre-left.[30][31][32] However, it also includes communist[33] factions, left-wing and also right-wing populists;[34][35] conservative,[36] Catholic[37] and progressive parties.[38] Overall, it is a predominantly centre-left alliance,[1] with left-wing,[13] right-wing,[39] centrist and leftist parties.[40] Despite it broad character, the coalition has extensive ties with the trade union General Confederation of Labour,[3] and is considered to be Peronist,[1][2] and left-wing populist in character.[3][4] The party's ideology has also been described as labourist and nationalist, in line with Peronism.[41]

## Member parties

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Party  | Leader  | Ideology

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| Justicialist Party | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | Peronism
| Renewal Front[42] | Sergio Massa | Federal Peronism
Syncretism
| Party of Culture, Education and Labour | Hugo Moyano | Federal Peronism
Labourism
| Federal Commitment | Alberto Rodríguez Saá | Federal Peronism
| Kolina | Alicia Kirchner | Kirchnerism
| Victory Party | Diana Conti | Social democracy
Kirchnerism
| New Encounter | Martín Sabbatella | Progressivism
| Somos | Victoria Donda | Socialist feminism
| Proyecto Sur | Jorge Selser | Progressivism[43]
| Broad Front | Adriana Puiggrós | Kirchnerism
Social democracy
Peronism
| Solidary Party | Carlos Heller | Co-operatism
Socialism
| Popular Unity | Víctor De Gennaro [es] | Socialism of the 21st century
Left-wing nationalism
| National Alfonsinist Movement | Leopoldo Moreau | Social democracy
K Radicalism[44]
| FORJA | Gustavo Fernando López [es] | Social democracy
K Radicalism[45]
| Communist Party | Victor Kot | Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Guevarism
| Communist Party (Extraordinary Congress) | Pablo Pereyra | Communism
Marxism–Leninism
| Revolutionary Communist Party | Juan Carlos Alderete | Communism
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism
| Intransigent Party | Enrique Gustavo Cardesa | Democratic socialism
| Patria Grande Front | Juan Grabois | Socialism of the 21st century
Feminism
Kirchnerism[46]
| La patria de los comunes | Emilio Pérsico | Kirchnerism[47]
| Protector Political Force[48] | José Luis Ramón | Social democracy
| Conservative People's Party[49] | Marco Michelli  | Federal Peronism

## Electoral performance

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### Presidential elections

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Election year  | Candidate  | First round  | Second round  | Result

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
2023 | Sergio Massa | 9,853,492  | 36.78 (#1)  | 11,598,720  | 44.35 (#2)  | Lost

### Legislative elections

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#### Chamber of Deputies

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Election year  | Leader  | Votes  | %  | Seats won  | Position

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|
|

2023 | Germán Martínez | 9,298,491  | 37.88  |

58 / 130

| Opposition

#### Senate

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Election year  | Leader  | Votes  | %  | Seats won  | Position

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|
|
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2023 | José Mayans | 5,076,244  | 43.72  |

13 / 24

| Opposition

## References

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Political parties in Argentina

Parliamentary parties|

| Chamber of Deputies|

* Union for the Homeland – 118
* Justicialist Party
* Renewal Front
* Civic Front for Santiago
* Evita Movement
* Federal Commitment
* New Encounter
* FORJA
* Kolina
* Revolutionary Communist Party
* Victory Party
* Patria Grande Front
* Solidary Party
* Culture, Education and Labour
* Juntos por el Cambio – 117
* Republican Proposal
* Radical Civic Union
* Civic Coalition ARI
* GEN
* Integration and Development Movement
* UNIR Constitutional Nationalist Party
* Production and Labour
* Advance San Luis
* Dialogue Party
* United Republicans
* Federal Consensus – 8
* We Do for Córdoba
* Socialist Party
* Third Position Party
* Provincial parties – 5
* Front for the Renewal of Concord
* Together We Are Río Negro
* Neuquén People's Movement
* Workers' Left Front – 4
* Workers' Party
* Socialist Workers' Party
* Libertarians – 4
* Avanza Libertad
* La Libertad Avanza

|

Senate|

* Union for the Homeland – 35
* Radical Civic Union – 20
* Republican Proposal – 9
* Advance San Luis – 1
* Party of Social Concord – 1
* Neuquén People's Movement – 1
* Federal Peronism – 1
* Production and Labour – 1
* Together We Are Río Negro – 1
* We Do for Córdoba – 1

Extra-parliamentary|

* Authentic Socialist Party
* Broad Front
* Christian Democratic Party
* Conservative People's Party
* Communist Party
* Democratic Party
* Democratic Progressive Party
* Faith Party
* Federal Commitment
* Federal Party
* Freemen of the South
* Green Party
* Humanist Party
* Independent Movement of Justice and Dignity
* Intransigent Party
* Light Blue and White Union
* Neighbourhood Action Movement
* New Leadership
* New Movement for Socialism
* Open Politics for Social Integrity
* Federal Popular Union
* Popular Unity
* Principles and Values
* Proyecto Sur
* Renewal Crusade
* Social Progress Party
* Socialist Left
* Somos
* Union of the Democratic Centre
* Workers' Socialist Movement

Provincial parties
(recognized in only
one province)|

* Federal Capital (Communist Party (Extraordinary Congress)
* Self-determination and Freedom
* Public Trust)
* Buenos Aires (Patriot Front)
* Catamarca (Civic and Social Front of Catamarca)
* Chaco (Chaco Action
* New Space of Participation)
* Chubut (We Are All Chubut)
* Córdoba (We Do for Córdoba
* Civic Front of Córdoba)
* Corrientes (Action for the Republic
* Autonomist Party of Corrientes
* Liberal Party of Corrientes
* New Party)
* Jujuy (Jujuy People's Movement
* Party for Popular Sovereignty)
* Mendoza (Protector Political Force)
* Misiones (Party of Social Concord)
* Neuquén (Neuquén People's Movement)
* Río Negro (Together We Are Río Negro)
* Salta (Fatherland Now
* Salta Identity
* Salta Renewal Party)
* San Juan (Bloquista Party
* Production and Labour)
* San Luis (Advance San Luis
* Unity and Liberty Party)
* Santiago del Estero (Civic Front for Santiago)
* Tierra del Fuego (Fueguian People's Movement
* Patagonian Social Party)
* Tucumán (Republican Force
* Party for Social Justice)

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Peronism

Variants|

* Federal
* Kirchnerism
* Menemism
* Orthodox
* Revolutionary

Presidents|

* Juan Perón (1946–1955; 1973–1974)
* Héctor J. Cámpora (1973)
* Raúl Lastiri (1973)
* Isabel Perón (1974–1976)
* Carlos Menem (1989–1999)
* Eduardo Duhalde (2002–2003)
* Néstor Kirchner (2003–2007)
* Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2007–2015)
* Alberto Fernández (2019–2023)

Other leaders|

* Eva Perón
* Domingo Mercante
* John William Cooke
* Delia Parodi
* Juan Manuel Abal Medina
* Antonio J. Benítez
* José Ignacio Rucci
* Augusto Vandor
* Agustín Tosco
* José López Rega
* Lorenzo Miguel
* Antonio Cafiero
* Saúl Ubaldini
* Hugo Moyano
* Sergio Massa
* Máximo Kirchner

Parties and
subgroups|

| Current|

* Justicialist Party
* Popular Union
* Broad Front
* Federal Commitment
* Evita Movement
* La Cámpora
* Renewal Front

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Historical|

* Labour Party
* Radical Civic Union (Junta Renovadora)
* Independent Party
* Female Peronist Party
* Tendencia Revolucionaria
* Peronist Armed Forces
* Montoneros

Alliances|

* FREJULI
* FREJUPO
* Justicialist Front
* Concertación
* Front for Victory
* Frente de Todos

Key events|

* October 17th Demonstration
* 1946 general election
* 1955 coup d'état
* Expulsion of Montoneros from Plaza de Mayo
* Ezeiza massacre
* Pact of Olivos

Other|

* General Confederation of Labour
* Marcha Peronista
* 1949 Constitution
* Category:Peronists

Category

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Kirchnerism

Leaders|

* Néstor Kirchner
* Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Political parties|

* Justicialist Party
* Broad Front
* Communist Party of Argentina
* Kolina
* Humanist Party
* New Encounter
* Solidary Party
* Patria Grande Front
* FORJA Concertation Party
* Victory Party

Political coalitions|

* Front for Victory
* Citizen's Unity
* Frente de Todos

Party wings|

* Evita Movement
* La Cámpora (youth wing)
* Radicales K

Politicians|

* José Alperovich
* Amado Boudou
* Juan Cabandié
* Santiago Cafiero
* Jorge Capitanich
* Gabriela Cerruti
* Fernando Espinoza
* Alberto Fernández
* Aníbal Fernández
* Daniel Filmus
* Nilda Garré
* José Luis Gioja
* Axel Kicillof
* Alicia Kirchner
* Máximo Kirchner
* Andrés Larroque
* Juan Luis Manzur
* Sergio Massa
* Guillermo Moreno
* Oscar Parrilli
* Florencio Randazzo
* Mariano Recalde
* Agustín Rossi
* Martín Sabbatella
* Milagro Sala
* Daniel Scioli
* Jorge Taiana
* Julio de Vido
* Carlos Zannini

Related|

* Carta Abierta
* Relato K
* The Route of the K-Money

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