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Civic Coalition ARI is a social liberal Argentine
political party
, founded in 2001 by Elisa Carrió
. It is a member of the Civic Coalition
with centrist and centre-left parties.
(UCR) politician, created the ARI after the breakup of the government alliance
that brought Fernando de la Rúa
to the presidency in 1999.
The 2001 elections gave ARI 17 of the 257 seats in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
, and one senator
. Carrió got a 14.1% share of the vote in the 2003 presidential elections. In the 2005 elections, ARI won eight seats. In the 2007 elections, ARI won the governorship of the deep-south Province of Tierra del Fuego, when Fabiana Rios
, an ARI deputy, defeated the pro-government
candidate Hugo Cóccaro
, on June 24, 2007. Tierra del Fuego is currently (as of 2008) the first and only province
ruled by ARI.
The party has established itself as a major force in the City of Buenos Aires
, in Buenos Aires Province
, and in the aforementioned Province of Tierra del Fuego.
In the presidential elections of 2007, Carrió came second, heading the Civic Coalition with Rubén Giustiniani
. She obtained about 23% of the vote, coming in a second behind Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
. She won the majority vote in two of the three largest cities of Argentina: Buenos Aires and Rosario
, but she suffered a larger defeat in Buenos Aires Province
, the most populated district, and could not force a run-off election. ARI did however win four Senate seats (2 of the City of Buenos Aires and 2 of Tierra del Fuego) and a considerable number of seats in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
, with further Congress seats for other members of the Coalition.
and María Eugenia Estenssoro
, who was elected Senator for Buenos Aires. This proved controversial in ARI ranks and some national legislators formed a separate block called the Autonomous ARI in Congress. In May 2008, the block, led by Eduardo Macaluse
, announced that they were forming a new party, Solidarity and Equality
(Solidaridad e Igualdad - SI). Others who left ARI were Carlos Raimundi, Leonardo Gorbacz, Delia Bisutti
, Nélida Belous, Verónica Venas, Emilio García Méndez, Lidia Naim and María América González. Senator María Rosa Díaz
also appeared at the launch of SI. Several of the legislators that created the new party had won their seats in the 2007 election as part of the Civic Coalition, which they later opposed. The ARI deputies from Tierra del Fuego sit with the SI members in a separate block in the Chamber of Deputies. Subsequently Senators María Rosa Díaz
and José Carlos Martínez
left ARI altogether in March 2009.
In October 2009, the official name was changed into Partido Coalición Cívica para la Afirmación de una República Igualitaria (Civic Coalition Party for the Support of an Egalitarian Republic). Usually it is shortened to Coalición Cívica ARI (Civic Coalition ARI).
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...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, founded in 2001 by Elisa Carrió
Elisa Carrió
Elisa María Avelina Carrió is an Argentine politician, founder of the party initially known as Alternative for a Republic of Equals , now Civic Coalition ARI ....
. It is a member of the Civic Coalition
Civic Coalition
The Civic Coalition is a political coalition in Argentina. It was founded by Elisa Carrió, as an association supported by the ARI party , as well as a number of other political groups and individual political leaders, notably Union for All of Patricia Bullrich and GEN - Generation for a National...
with centrist and centre-left parties.
Creation and political representation
Elisa Carrió, a former Radical Civic UnionRadical 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) politician, created the ARI after the breakup of the government alliance
Alliance for Work, Justice and Education
The Alliance for Work, Justice and Education was a party coalition in Argentina around the turn of the third millennium...
that brought 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.
The 2001 elections gave ARI 17 of the 257 seats 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
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...
. Carrió got a 14.1% share of the vote in the 2003 presidential elections. In the 2005 elections, ARI won eight seats. In the 2007 elections, ARI won the governorship of the deep-south Province of Tierra del Fuego, when Fabiana Rios
Fabiana Ríos
María Fabiana Ríos is an Argentine politician of the party ARI . She is the governor of the province of Tierra del Fuego since December 17, 2007. She is currently the only woman governor in Argentina.Ríos was elected governor on June 24, 2007...
, an ARI deputy, defeated the pro-government
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...
candidate Hugo Cóccaro
Hugo Cóccaro
Hugo Omar Cóccaro is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, former governor of Tierra del Fuego Province ....
, on June 24, 2007. Tierra del Fuego is currently (as of 2008) the first and only province
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
ruled by ARI.
The party has established itself as a major force in the City of 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...
, in 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...
, and in the aforementioned Province of Tierra del Fuego.
In the presidential elections of 2007, Carrió came second, heading the Civic Coalition with Rubén Giustiniani
Rubén Giustiniani
Rubén Héctor Giustiniani is an Argentine senator from Santa Fe province. An engineer by occupation, he is also president of the Socialist Party ....
. She obtained about 23% of the vote, coming in a second behind Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
. She won the majority vote in two of the three largest cities of Argentina: Buenos Aires and Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, but she suffered a larger defeat in 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 most populated district, and could not force a run-off election. ARI did however win four Senate seats (2 of the City of Buenos Aires and 2 of Tierra del Fuego) and a considerable number of seats 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....
, with further Congress seats for other members of the Coalition.
2007 split
As part of building a broader coalition ahead of the 2007 elections, Carrió reached out to centre-right figures such as Patricia BullrichPatricia Bullrich
Patricia Bullrich is an Argentine politician. She leads the Union for All , which forms part of the Civic Coalition, and represents the City of Buenos Aires in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies....
and María Eugenia Estenssoro
María Eugenia Estenssoro
María Eugenia Estenssoro is a Bolivian-born Argentine politician, journalist and activist for women's rights. She represents the city of Buenos Aires in the Argentine Senate....
, who was elected Senator for Buenos Aires. This proved controversial in ARI ranks and some national legislators formed a separate block called the Autonomous ARI in Congress. In May 2008, the block, led by Eduardo Macaluse
Eduardo Macaluse
Eduardo Gabriel Macaluse is an Argentine politician and teacher. He is a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and leads the Solidarity and Equality party , a grouping of dissidents from the Support for an Egalitarian Republic party , which is part of the political party 'Proyecto Sur'.A...
, announced that they were forming a new party, Solidarity and Equality
Solidarity and Equality
Solidarity and Equality is a centre-left Argentine political party, founded in 2008 as a splinter from ARI....
(Solidaridad e Igualdad - SI). Others who left ARI were Carlos Raimundi, Leonardo Gorbacz, Delia Bisutti
Delia Bisutti
Delia Beatriz Bisutti is an Argentine centre-left politician, currently a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies representing Buenos Aires....
, Nélida Belous, Verónica Venas, Emilio García Méndez, Lidia Naim and María América González. Senator María Rosa Díaz
María Rosa Díaz
María Rosa Díaz de Vazquez is an Argentine politician, elected for ARI. She sits in the Argentine Senate representing Tierra del Fuego Province....
also appeared at the launch of SI. Several of the legislators that created the new party had won their seats in the 2007 election as part of the Civic Coalition, which they later opposed. The ARI deputies from Tierra del Fuego sit with the SI members in a separate block in the Chamber of Deputies. Subsequently Senators María Rosa Díaz
María Rosa Díaz
María Rosa Díaz de Vazquez is an Argentine politician, elected for ARI. She sits in the Argentine Senate representing Tierra del Fuego Province....
and José Carlos Martínez
José Carlos Martínez
José Carlos Martínez was an Argentine politician, formerly of ARI. He sat in the Argentine Senate representing Tierra del Fuego Province....
left ARI altogether in March 2009.
In October 2009, the official name was changed into Partido Coalición Cívica para la Afirmación de una República Igualitaria (Civic Coalition Party for the Support of an Egalitarian Republic). Usually it is shortened to Coalición Cívica ARI (Civic Coalition ARI).