Conservative People's Party Partido Conservador Popular | |
|---|---|
| | |
| President | Marco Aurelio Michelli [1] |
| Founded | 1958 [2] |
| Split from | Democratic Party |
| Membership (2017) | |
| Ideology | Conservatism [5] Social conservatism [6] |
| Political position | Right-wing [7] |
| National affiliation | Homeland Force |
| Colors | Dark blue |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 257 |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 72 |
The Conservative People's Party (Spanish : Partido Conservador Popular; PCP) is a minor [8] social conservative [6] political party in Argentina founded in 1958 by Vicente Solano Lima, who was vice president of Argentina in 1973. [2] It was founded as a split from the Democratic Party (PD) following the 1955 coup that ousted Juan Domingo Perón from the presidency. [9]
A historical ally of Peronism and the Justicialist Party, [10] in recent years the PCP has backed anti-Peronist parties and alliances, and was one of the founding parties of the Cambiemos coalition in 2015. [11] Ahead of the 2019 general election, the PCP left Cambiemos and instead joined the newly formed NOS Front, backing the candidacy of Falklands War veteran Juan José Gómez Centurión. [6] Gómez Centurión placed fifth in the presidential race with 2.6% of the vote. [12]
Presently, it has no representation at the federal level.