Democratic Party (Argentina)

The Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata, PD) is a conservative political party in Argentina created in 1931. Founded as the National Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Nacional, PDN), it was generally known simply as Conservative Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador).[6] It is considered the successor of the National Autonomist Party (PAN), which disappeared in 1916. It is made up of seven district parties, of previous existence: Democratic Party of Buenos Aires, Democratic Party of the Federal Capital, Democratic Party of Chaco, Democratic Party of Córdoba, Democratic Party of Mendoza, Democratic Party of San Luis and Democratic Party of Santa Fe .[7] In addition to having provisional legal status in San Juan[8] and provincial personality in Misiones.[9]

Democratic Party
Partido Demócrata
AbbreviationPD
Secretary-GeneralVictoria Villarruel
PresidentCarlos Balter[1][2]
FounderRobustiano Patrón Costas
Founded
Dissolved1958 (1958)[lower-alpha 1]
Preceded byNational Autonomist Party[lower-alpha 1]
Democratic Progressive Party
Succeeded byConservative People's Party[lower-alpha 1]
Democratic Party of Mendoza[lower-alpha 1]
Democratic Party of the City of Buenos Aires[lower-alpha 1]
HeadquartersBuenos Aires
IdeologyConservatism[3]
Political positionRight-wing[4] to far-right[5]
National affiliation
Colours
  •   Dark blue[lower-alpha 2]
  •   Blue[lower-alpha 1]
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
0 / 257
Seats in the Senate
0 / 72

Along with the Antipersonalist Radical Civic Union (UCR-A) and the Independent Socialist Party (PSI) it was a part of the Concordancia, a coalition government that ruled between 1932 and 1943, a period of Argentine history known as the "Infamous Decade", characterised by massive voter fraud.

Among its leading figures were Robustiano Patrón Costas, Julio Argentino Pascual Roca, Manuel Fresco and Rodolfo Moreno. Ramón S. Castillo, Vice-President to Roberto María Ortiz, who went to serve as acting President between 1940 and 1942, and later as President until June 4, 1943, was a member of this party.

After the "Revolución Libertadora" (1955–1958), the military uprising which overthrew Juan Perón, the PDN fragmented into various parties such as the Conservative People's Party (PCP) and Democratic Party.

Symbols
  • National Democratic Party
    National Democratic Party

Flag
  • National Democratic Party flag
    National Democratic Party flag

Notes
  1. First incarnation
  2. Second incarnation

References
  1. "Carlos Balter se ilusiona con la llegada de Milei y habla de la casta" [Carlos Balter is excited about the arrival of Milei and talks about the caste] (in Spanish). MDZ. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. "Javier Milei consigue atraer a los jóvenes en Mendoza, aunque la estructura que lo promueve es un partido de los más conservadores" [Javier Milei manages to attract young people in Mendoza, although the structure that promotes him is one of the most conservative parties] (in Spanish). Clarín. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. "Evocaron al doctor Emilio Hardoy en el Partido Demócrata". La Nación. 30 July 2002.
  4. Nación, Argentina Congreso de la Nación Senado de la (1935). Acta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  5. Historia e historias: Carlos S.A. Segreti in memoriam (in Spanish). Centro de Estudios Históricos "Profesor Carlos S.A. Segreti". 1999. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  6. Walter, Richard J. (1984). "Politics, Parties, and Elections in Argentina's Province of Buenos Aires, 1912-42". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 64 (4): 707–735. doi:10.2307/2514751. JSTOR 2514751.
  7. "Cámara Nacional Electoral". www.electoral.gob.ar. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  8. "BOLETIN OFICIAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA - PARTIDO DEMOCRATA". www.boletinoficial.gob.ar. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  9. "El partido Demócrata de Misiones se consolidó como la quinta fuerza en las elecciones legislativas - MisionesOnline" (in Spanish). 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

See also
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