Party of Culture, Education and Labour

The Party of Culture, Education and Labour (Spanish: Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo; CET), also sometimes simply known as the CET Party (Spanish: Partido CET) is a minor peronist and labourist political party in Argentina founded in 2013 by teamsters' union leader and former Secretary General of the CGT, Hugo Moyano.[1][2] The party is closely allied with the Justicialist Party, and presently forms part of the Unión por la Patria[8], the ruling coalition supporting President Alberto Fernández.[9][10]

Party of Culture, Education and Labour
Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo
LeaderHugo Moyano[1]
Founded12 February 2013 (2013-02-12)[2][3]
Split fromJusticialist Party
Membership (2017)Decrease 23,345[4][5]
IdeologyPeronism[2][6][7]
Labourism[1]
National affiliationUnión por la Patria[8]
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
1 / 257
Seats in the Senate
0 / 72

It presently counts with minimal representation at the federal level, with Hugo Moyano's son, Facundo Moyano, serving in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies since 2011 (and having been a member of CET since its foundation in 2013).[11] Up until 2019, Jorge Taboada, a member of the party, was National Deputy representing Chubut Province.[12]

Electoral performance

President
Election year Candidate Coalition 1st round 2nd round Result
# of overall votes  % of overall vote # of overall votes  % of overall vote
2015 Sergio Massa   United for a New Alternative 5,386,977 21.39 (3rd) Red XN Defeated
2019 Alberto Fernández   Frente de Todos 12,473,709 48.10 (1st) — Green tickY Elected

Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes  % seats won total seats position presidency notes
2015 4,115,826 17.6 (#3rd) 2
2 / 257
 Minority Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within United for a New Alternative
2019 11,359,508 45.50 (#1st) 1
1 / 257
 Minority Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) within Frente de Todos

See also

References
  1. Basualdo, Francisco (5 June 2019). "El giro de Lavagna y la jugada de CFK reordenan la CGT, que pide unidad". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. "Moyano lanza su "Partido por la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo"". La Nación (in Spanish). 12 February 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. "Se presentaron nueve alianzas en la provincia de Buenos Aires". Télam (in Spanish). 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. "Moyano relanzó su partido de la cultura, educación y trabajo en un acto en La Matanza". Nuevos Papeles (in Spanish). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. "Con mensajes de apertura y unidad, el justicialismo busca consolidarse como una alternativa de gobierno". El Chubut (in Spanish). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. "Unión por la Patria: ¿cuál es el origen de la coalición y quién la compone?". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. "Frenan la designación de Josefina Medrano en la Superintendencia de Salud". El Tribuno (in Spanish). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. "EN LA SEDE DEL PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA DE CABA SE REALIZÓ AYER LA CHARLA DEBATE "GÉNERO Y SINDICALISMO"". SUTPA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  11. "Facundo Moyano, sobre su salto al massismo: "Es una decisión tomada"". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 November 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. "Agrupaciones se suman al partido Cultura, Educación y Trabajo". El Chubut (in Spanish). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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