Salta Renewal Party
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The Salta Renewal Party is a provincial political party
in Salta Province
, Argentina
.
The party is a federalist party, believing in strong and renewed provinces with power decentralised from Buenos Aires
. It is a member of the national Recrear
electoral alliance led by Ricardo López Murphy
.
The party was founded in the 1980s as the country was preparing for a return to democracy. Salta had a tradition of local parties, but the Salta Popular Movement had declined in the 1970s and the national Radical Civic Union
(UCR) was not a strong opponent in Salta of the ruling Justicialist Party
. A group of activists formed the Party on 1983-10-30, named by Jorge Folloni.
In the first provincial elections after the dictatorship, on 1983-10-30, the Salta Renewal Party received 52,000 votes and third place in the province, gaining 15 members of the provincial legislature. In 1991 Roberto Ulloa was elected governor of Salta for the party, with Víctor Montoya
becoming Mayor of the City of Salta
on the same day. In the late 1990s the Party took part in the 'Alianza', the alliance principally between the UCR and FrePaSo which took Fernando de la Rúa
to the presidency in 1999. With the collapse of de la Rúa's government in 2001, the alliance also split and in 2003, along with several other provincial parties, the Salta Renewal Party joined the Federal Movement of Recrear.
Until 2007, the Party had thirteen members of the Salta legislature, two deputies in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
and one senator in the Argentine Senate
, Ricardo Gómez Diez
, who contested the 2003 Argentine presidential elections as the running mate of López Murphy, coming third. In 2007, there was an acrimonious split in the PRS, with Gómez Diez losing the leadership by 48% to 52% to Andrés Zottos, then a national deputy. In a similar split as that faced by the other national and provincial parties, the party divided between those who supported the nation policies of Néstor Kirchner
and those who opposed. Zottos and his supporters favoured the former position and entered into formal pacts with Kirchner's Front for Victory
(FPV).http://noticias.iruya.com/content/view/1174/411/
Zottos stood as the running mate to the FPV's Juan Manuel Urtubey
in the contest for the governorship and was duly elected Vice Governor in 2007. Between them the FPV list and the FPV-PRS list won all four national deputies. Gómez Díez helped set up a rival party, the Salta Proposition, but was largely wiped out electorally.
Political party
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in Salta Province
Salta Province
Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...
, 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...
.
The party is a federalist party, believing in strong and renewed provinces with power decentralised from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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. It is a member of the national Recrear
Recreate for Growth
Recreate for Growth was a conservative liberal political party in Argentina, that existed from 2002 to 2009.The party was formed in March 2002, mostly by market-oriented members of the Radical Civic Union, headed by Ricardo López Murphy....
electoral alliance led by Ricardo López Murphy
Ricardo López Murphy
Ricardo Hipólito López Murphy is an Argentine economist and politician.-Career:López Murphy was born in Adrogué, Buenos Aires Province. He attended the National University of La Plata, where he was awarded the title of "Licenciado en Economía" in 1975...
.
The party was founded in the 1980s as the country was preparing for a return to democracy. Salta had a tradition of local parties, but the Salta Popular Movement had declined in the 1970s and the national Radical Civic Union
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
(UCR) was not a strong opponent in Salta of the ruling Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
. A group of activists formed the Party on 1983-10-30, named by Jorge Folloni.
In the first provincial elections after the dictatorship, on 1983-10-30, the Salta Renewal Party received 52,000 votes and third place in the province, gaining 15 members of the provincial legislature. In 1991 Roberto Ulloa was elected governor of Salta for the party, with Víctor Montoya
Víctor Montoya
Víctor Montoya is a Bolivian writer, cultural journalist, and pedagogue. Imprisoned by the dictatorship in his native Bolivia, he became an exile following a campaign by Amnesty International in 1977.-Biography:...
becoming Mayor of the City of Salta
Salta
Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...
on the same day. In the late 1990s the Party took part in the 'Alianza', the alliance principally between the UCR and FrePaSo which took Fernando de la Rúa
Fernando de la Rúa
Fernando de la Rúa is an Argentine politician. He was president of the country from December 10, 1999 to December 21, 2001 for the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education ....
to the presidency in 1999. With the collapse of de la Rúa's government in 2001, the alliance also split and in 2003, along with several other provincial parties, the Salta Renewal Party joined the Federal Movement of Recrear.
Until 2007, the Party had thirteen members of the Salta legislature, two deputies in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
and one senator in the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
, Ricardo Gómez Diez
Ricardo Gómez Diez
Ricardo Gómez Diez is an Argentine politician. He was until 2007 a senator for Salta Province for the Salta Renewal Party and was vice-presidential candidate of the national Recrear Federal Movement, now part of the PRO alliance...
, who contested the 2003 Argentine presidential elections as the running mate of López Murphy, coming third. In 2007, there was an acrimonious split in the PRS, with Gómez Diez losing the leadership by 48% to 52% to Andrés Zottos, then a national deputy. In a similar split as that faced by the other national and provincial parties, the party divided between those who supported the nation policies of Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
and those who opposed. Zottos and his supporters favoured the former position and entered into formal pacts with Kirchner's Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
(FPV).http://noticias.iruya.com/content/view/1174/411/
Zottos stood as the running mate to the FPV's Juan Manuel Urtubey
Juan Manuel Urtubey
Juan Manuel Urtubey is an Argentine politician, formerly a senior figure in the ruling Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and now Governor of Salta Province....
in the contest for the governorship and was duly elected Vice Governor in 2007. Between them the FPV list and the FPV-PRS list won all four national deputies. Gómez Díez helped set up a rival party, the Salta Proposition, but was largely wiped out electorally.