Federal Peronism
Federal Peronism (Spanish: Peronismo Federal), also known as Dissident Peronism (Spanish: Peronismo Disidente), is the faction or branch of either moderate, centrist or right-wing Peronism (a political movement in Argentina), that is currently identified mostly by its opposition to Kirchnerism, the left-wing faction of Peronism.
Federal Peronism Peronismo Federal | |
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| Leader | Miguel Ángel Pichetto |
| Founder | Carlos Menem |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
| Youth wing | Young Republican Peronists |
| Ideology | Peronism Anti-Kirchnerism Conservatism Right-wing populism Factions: Menemism Orthodox Peronism Duhaldism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| National affiliation | Hacemos por Nuestro País List List
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| Colours | Azure |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 257 |
| Seats in the Senate | 4 / 72 |
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The term "Federal Peronism," as opposed to "metropolitan Peronism" (mainly from Greater Buenos Aires), was informally used since the 1980s to identify the more traditional and conservative Peronists from the Provinces of Argentina, whose governors grew in number and influence during the administration of President Carlos Menem.
"Dissident Peronism" is more properly used to refer to the Peronist opposition to the administrations and party leadership of left-leaning Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The term gained currency since the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector, when a number of party leaders, governors and legislators (mainly from the agroexporter provinces) withdrew their support of the national government.