National Alfonsinist Movement Explained

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Abbreviation:MNA
National Alfonsinist Movement
Native Name:Movimiento Nacional Alfonsinista
Founder:Leopoldo Moreau
Leader:Leopoldo Moreau
Split:Radical Civic Union
Ideology:K radicalism[1]
Social democracy
Alfonsínism
Position:Centre-left
National:Unión por la Patria
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Senate
Country:Argentina

The National Alfonsinist Movement (Spanish; Castilian: Movimiento Nacional Alfonsinista, MNA) is a political movement in Argentina with a radical Alfonsinist ideology, founded in 2014 by Leopoldo Moreau a former member of the Radical Civic Union, Gustavo López (leader of the FORJA Concertación Party) and Leandro Santoro (of the Los Irrompibles group), who formed as part of the Front for Victory in 2015, Citizen's Unity in 2017, the Frente de Todos in 2019 and the Unión por la Patria[2] in 2023. It integrates the political field of Kirchnerism.

History

In 2014 the MNA split from the Radical Civic Union (UCR) and joined the Front for Victory. This rupture of the UCR materialized through a three-day congress held in Parque Norte in the City of Buenos Aires. In March 2015, Ernesto Sanz, the president of the UCR, announced the expulsion of Moreau from the party.[3]

In 2017, the MNA was part of the founding parties of the Citizen Unity alliance to compete in the 2017 legislative elections.[4]

Electoral performance

Chamber of Deputies

Election yearVotes%seats wontotal seatspositionnotes
20175,265,069 21.03 (#2nd)1Minoritywithin Citizen's Unity
201911,359,508 45.50 (#1st)1Minoritywithin Frente de Todos

Notes and References

  1. News: Sued. Gabriel. 2017-08-16. El ascenso de Moreau, la nueva figura del universo kirchnerista. es-AR. La Nación. 2021-12-22. 0325-0946.
  2. Web site: Unión por la Patria: ¿cuál es el origen de la coalición y quién la compone?. 2 August 2023 . 21 October 2023.
  3. Web site: La UCR expulsó a Leopoldo Moreau. 2021-12-08. www.latecla.info. Spanish.
  4. News: Redacción LA NACION. 2017-06-14. Qué partidos integran Unidad Ciudadana, el frente electoral de Cristina Kirchner. es-AR. La Nación. 2021-12-08. 0325-0946.