Victory Party Partido de la Victoria | |
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| Leader | Diana Conti |
| Founded | 25 February 2003; 22 years ago (2003-02-25)[1][2] |
| Split from | Justicialist Party |
| Membership(2017) |  34,914[3][4] |
| Ideology | Social democracy[5] Kirchnerism[6][7][8] |
| Political position | Centre-left[9] toleft-wing[10] |
| National affiliation | Homeland Force[11] |
| Colors | Sky blue |
| Seats in theChamber of Deputies | 2 / 257 |
| Seats in theSenate | 2 / 72 |
| Website | |
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TheVictory Party (Spanish:Partido de la Victoria) is a minorKirchnerist[2] political party inArgentina founded in 2003 byNéstor Kirchner andDiana Conti to group independent sectors (those who were not aligned with theJusticialist Party) of the Kirchnerist coalition.[1] The party now forms part of theUnión por la Patria,[11] the former ruling coalition supporting then- PresidentAlberto Fernández and supportedSergio Massa's presidential campaign. The party was a founding member of the similarly namedFront for Victory, the coalition that led Néstor Kirchner to the presidency in the2003 election.[1]
The Victory Party was founded in 2003 to bring together all the independent sectors of theJusticialist Party that felt represented byKirchnerism to supportNéstor Kirchner’s bid inthat year’s general election.
Since its inception, the party has been part of the Front for Victory alliance, accompanying the candidacy ofNéstor Kirchner in2003, andCristina Fernández de Kirchner in2007 and2011.[12] In the2015 elections, the Victory Party, as part of the FPV, supported the candidacy of former Vice PresidentDaniel Scioli,[13] who lost the elections to businessman and politicianMauricio Macri.
Following the2019 general election, the party has representation both in theArgentine Senate (where the president of its Salta chapter,Sergio Leavy, sits in representation ofSalta Province)[6] and in theArgentine Chamber of Deputies (with deputiesMaría Cristina Britez andAlcira Figueroa [ES]).[14][15][16] Another deputy,Juan Emilio Ameri, sat in the lower chamber until 25 September 2020, when he resigned amid a sex scandal.[17][18][19]
| Election year | Candidate | Coalition | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | |||||
| 2003 | Néstor Kirchner | Front for Victory | 4,312,517 | 22.25 | Null | 0 |  Y2nd-R Unopposed | |
| 2007 | Cristina Kirchner | Front for Victory | 8,651,066 | 45.29 | — | YElected | ||
| 2011 | Cristina Kirchner | Front for Victory | 11,865,055 | 54.11 (1st) | — | YElected | ||
| 2015 | Daniel Scioli | Front for Victory | 9,338,449 | 37.08(1st) | 12,198,441 | 48.60 (2nd) |  N 2-R Defeated | |
| 2019 | Alberto Fernández | Frente de Todos | 12,473,709 | 48.10 (1st) | — | YElected | ||
| Election year | Votes | % | seats won | total seats | position | presidency | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5,865,303 | 37.28 (#1st) | 0 | 0 / 257 | Minority | Néstor Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | withinFront for Victory |
| 2005 | 6,735,048 | 39.04 (#1st) | 1 | 1 / 257 | Minority | Néstor Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | withinFront for Victory |
| 2007 | 8,329,168 | 46.17 (#1st) | 0 | 1 / 257 | Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | withinFront for Victory |
| 2009 | 5,544,069 | 28.70 (#2nd) | 1 | 1 / 257 | Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | withinFront for Victory |
| 2011 | 10,793,689 | 52.46 (#1st) | 0 | 1 / 257 | Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | withinFront for Victory |
| 2013 | 7,422,451 | 32.82 (#1st) | 1 | 1 / 257 | Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | withinFront for Victory |
| 2015 | 8,797,279 | 37.41 (#1st) | 1 | 2 / 257 | Minority | Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) | withinFront for Victory |
| 2017 | 5,265,069 | 21.03 (#2nd) | 1 | 2 / 257 | Minority | Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) | withinCitizen's Unity |
| 2019 | 11,359,508 | 45.50 (#1st) | 1 | 2 / 257 | Minority | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) | withinFrente de Todos |
She had launched her new political alliance earlier last week with support from left-wing parties including Nuevo Encuentro (New Gathering), Frente Amplio (Broad Front), Victory Party (Partido de la Victoria), Compromiso Federal (Federal Commitment) and Kolina — four of which were previously part of Frente para la Victoria (Victory Front).
