The Victory Party () is a minor Kirchnerist political party in Argentina founded in 2003 by Néstor Kirchner and Diana Conti to group independent sectors (those who were not aligned with the Justicialist Party) of the Kirchnerist coalition. The party now forms part of the Unión por la Patria, the former ruling coalition supporting then- President Alberto Fernández and supported Sergio Massa's presidential campaign. The party was a founding member of the similarly named Front for Victory, the coalition that led Néstor Kirchner to the presidency in the 2003 election.
History The Victory Party was founded in 2003 to bring together all the independent sectors of the Justicialist Party that felt represented by Kirchnerism to support Néstor Kirchner’s bid in that year’s general election.
Since its inception, the party has been part of the Front for Victory alliance, accompanying the candidacy of Néstor Kirchner in 2003, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2007 and 2011. In the 2015 elections, the Victory Party, as part of the FPV, supported the candidacy of former Vice President Daniel Scioli, who lost the elections to businessman and politician Mauricio Macri.
Following the 2019 general election, the party has representation both in the Argentine Senate (where the president of its Salta chapter, Sergio Leavy, sits in representation of Salta Province) and in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies (with deputies María Cristina Britez and ). Another deputy, Juan Emilio Ameri, sat in the lower chamber until 25 September 2020, when he resigned amid a sex scandal.
Electoral performance President Election yearCandidateCoalition1st round2nd roundResult # 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 2nd-R Unopposed 2007 Cristina Kirchner Front for Victory 8,651,066 45.29 colspan="2" Elected 2011 Cristina Kirchner Front for Victory 11,865,055 54.11 (1st) colspan="2" Elected 2015 Daniel Scioli Front for Victory 9,338,449 37.08 (1st) 12,198,441 48.60 (2nd) 2-R Defeated 2019 Alberto Fernández Frente de Todos 12,473,709 48.10 (1st) colspan=2 Elected
Chamber of Deputies Election year Votes % seats won total seats position presidency notes 2003 5,865,303 37.28 (#1st) 0 Minority Néstor Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2005 6,735,048 39.04 (#1st) 1 Minority Néstor Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2007 8,329,168 46.17 (#1st) 0 Minority Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2009 5,544,069 28.70 (#2nd) 1 Minority Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2011 10,793,689 52.46 (#1st) 0 Minority Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2013 7,422,451 32.82 (#1st) 1 Minority Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2015 8,797,279 37.41 (#1st) 1 Minority Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within Front for Victory 2017 5,265,069 21.03 (#2nd) 1 Minority Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within Citizen's Unity 2019 11,359,508 45.50 (#1st) 1 Minority Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) within Frente de Todos
See also Front for Victory Citizen's Unity
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