Liberal Party of Corrientes
Liberal Party of Corrientes Partido Liberal de Corrientes | |
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Abbreviation | PL, PLC, PLCo |
President | Julián Miranda Gallino |
Founded | 15 December 1856 |
Headquarters | La Rioja 924, Corrientes, Argentina |
Membership (2014) | 70,755 |
Ideology | Liberalism[1][2] Regionalism |
Political position | Centre |
Mayors in Corrientes | 3 / 72 |
The Liberal Party of Corrientes (Spanish: Partido Liberal de Corrientes) is a liberal[1] provincial political party in Corrientes Province, Argentina. Founded in 1856, it is the oldest political party in Argentina still active.[3][4]
The Party had its origins in the Federalist traditions of Corrientes and was founded on 15 December 1856 by . From its first activities it supported Bartolomé Mitre at the national level. was elected Corrientes Governor in 1861, the first of 17 Liberal governors.[4] Torrent was Mitre's vice-presidential candidate in 1874.[3]
The party's leading past figures include , a government minister under Carlos Pellegrini, who governed Salta and Buenos Aires provinces, and , a senator and government minister.[3]
The Party was a member of the national Recrear electoral alliance then led by Ricardo López Murphy, having backed López Murphy for president in 2003.
References[]
- ^ a b Capriata, Laura (January 4, 2004). "Celebró sus 147 años el liberalismo correntino". La Nación – via La Nación (Argentina).
- ^ "Un siglo y medio del Partido Liberal". La Nación. December 15, 2006 – via La Nación (Argentina).
- ^ a b c "Un siglo y medio del Partido Liberal", La Nación, 15 December 2006. Accessed 13 April 2009.
- ^ a b "El Partido Liberal celebra el 15 de diciembre 152 años de vida", , 14 December 2008. Accessed 13 April 2009. Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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