Communist Party of Argentina
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The Communist Party of Argentina is a communist party
from Argentina
. It was founded in 1918.
At the 2005 legislative elections, the Party joined the Encuentro Amplio
with other left-wing parties in Buenos Aires
and Buenos Aires Province
. The coalition did badly and lost its existing national representation.
Members in the Santa Fe Province
joined the Progressive, Civic and Social Front
, which had its candidate, Hermes Binner
(PS
) elected in 2007 as governor
.
The youth wing of PCA is the Communist Youth Federation.
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It was founded in 1918.
At the 2005 legislative elections, the Party joined the Encuentro Amplio
Encuentro Amplio
The Broad Encounter was a left-wing electoral front in Argentina formed ahead of the 2005 legislative elections.Based on the Frente Amplio of Uruguay, the alliance was formed of the Intransigent Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party of Argentina with sections of the Broad Front and...
with other left-wing parties in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
. The coalition did badly and lost its existing national representation.
Members in the Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
joined the Progressive, Civic and Social Front
Progressive, Civic and Social Front
The Progressive, Civic and Social Front is a provincial centre-left coalition in Argentina, based in Santa Fe Province. It is made up of the Socialist Party, the Support for an Egalitarian Republic , a faction of the Radical Civic Union, the Democratic Progressive Party , local factions of the...
, which had its candidate, Hermes Binner
Hermes Binner
Hermes Juan Binner is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician. He was elected Governor of Santa Fe in 2007. Binner is the first Socialist to become the governor of an Argentine province, and the first non-Justicialist to rule Santa Fe since 1983.Binner was previously a Deputy of the Civic and...
(PS
Socialist Party (Argentina)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Argentina. The history of socialism in Argentina began in the 1890s, when a group of people, notably Juan B. Justo, expressed the need for a greater social focus....
) elected in 2007 as governor
Governor of Santa Fe
The governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe is the highest executive officeholder of the province.According to the provincial constitution , the governor is elected by the simple majority of the popular vote, along with a vice governor, for a four-year term, and cannot be reelected...
.
The youth wing of PCA is the Communist Youth Federation.