Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, IPA: [paɾˈtiðo xustisjaˈlista]; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism.
Justicialist Party Partido Justicialista | |
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| Abbreviation | PJ |
| President | Alberto Fernández (UP) |
| Vice-President | Cristina Álvarez Rodríguez (UP) |
| Senate leader | José Mayans (UP) |
| Chamber leader | Germán Martínez (UP) |
| Founders | Juan Perón Eva Perón |
| Founded | 21 July 1946 |
| Merger of | Labour Party UCR Board Renewal Independent Party |
| Headquarters | 130 Matheu Street Buenos Aires |
| Student wing | Peronist University Youth |
| Youth wing | Peronist Youth |
| Membership (2022) | 3,204,329 |
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| Political position | Big tent[A] Kirchnerists: Centre-left to left-wing Federals: Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Union for the Homeland |
| Continental affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America São Paulo Forum COPPPAL |
| Colors | Light blue White |
| Anthem | "Peronist March" |
| Seats in the Senate | 36 / 72 |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 91 / 257 |
| Governors | 11 / 24 |
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^ A: The party has sometimes been described as syncretic or a "third way" party, but mostly as centre-left, left-wing, and leftist. This diversity in classifying the Justicialist Party is caused by Peronism historically stretching from far-left to far-right views. The party is classified as centre-left or left-wing because of the dominating position of Kirchnerism; Steven Levitsky notes that under Kirchnerism, the party "shifted programmatically to the left". Lastly, Juan Perón, the founder of the Peronist movement, is considered to have been ideologically left-wing. | |
Former president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served as its chairman), as do (or did) 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. Justicialists have been the largest party in Congress almost consistently since 1987.
Founded by Juan Perón, it was previously called the Peronist Party after its founder. It is overall the largest party in Congress; however, this does not reflect the divisions within the party over the role of Kirchnerism, the main, left-wing populist faction of the party, which is opposed by the dissident Peronists (also known as Federal Peronism or Menemism), the conservative faction of the party.