Kolina
Kolina (an acronym of Corriente de Liberación Nacional, lit. 'National Liberation Current') is a Kirchnerist political party in Argentina founded in 2010 by Alicia Kirchner, sister of former president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner. The party now forms part of Unión por la Patria, the former ruling coalition supporting then-President Alberto Fernández. At the time of its foundation and until the alliance's dissolution, the party was a member of the Front for Victory.
National Liberation Current Corriente de Liberación Nacional | |
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| Abbreviation | Kolina |
| Leader | Alicia Kirchner |
| President | Carlos Castagneto |
| Vice President | Victoria Montenegro |
| Secretary | Claudio Morresi |
| Founded | 20 July 2010 |
| Split from | Justicialist Party |
| Membership (2017) | 49,174 |
| Ideology | Kirchnerism Peronism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Unión por la Patria |
| Colors | Green |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 257
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| Seats in the Senate | 1 / 72
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| Province Governors | 0 / 24
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Following the 2019 general election, the party counts with representation in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies (the National Deputies Lisandro Bormioli, María Rosa Martínez and Paola Vessvessian belong to Kolina). In addition, Alicia Kirchner has been governor of Santa Cruz Province since 2015.