The Salta Identity Party (; PAIS) is a provincial political party in the Salta Province of Argentina. It was founded by Gustavo Sáenz ahead of the 2015 general election; Sáenz has been governor of Salta since 2019.
The party was a member of the United for a New Alternative alliance until 2017, when it aligned itself with Cambiemos. It supported Roberto Lavagna and former Salta governor Juan Manuel Urtubey's 2019 unsuccessful presidential run; since then it has distanced itself from any national alliances. The party has representation – but no majorities – in both houses of the Salta provincial legislature. It has representation at the federal level, with Flavia Royón serving as national senator for Salta since 2025.
Its logo, adopted ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial elections, is a stylized poncho salteño. The party's use of the traditional poncho led to a legal dispute with an ally party, Salta Unites Us (SNU), that also used a stylized poncho as part of its image. The dispute was settled by the province's Electoral Tribunal, which sentenced in favor of PAIS and ruled both parties could freely use the poncho as their logo.
Electoral results Chamber of Deputies Election year Votes % seats won total seats position presidency notes 2015 184,185 28.09 (#2nd) 0 Extra-parliamentary Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within UNA 2017 211,377 30.25 (#1st) 0 Extra-parliamentary Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within Cambiemos 2019 83,633 11.87 (#3rd) 0 Extra-parliamentary Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) within Union for Salta
Senate Election year Votes % seats won total seats position presidency notes 2019 85,601 12.06 (#3rd) 0 Extra-parliamentary Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) within Union for Salta
Salta governorship Election year Candidate Coalition # of overall votes % of overall vote Result 2015 Juan Carlos Romero Romero + Olmedo Front 203,417 30,63 (2nd) Defeated 2019 Gustavo Sáenz Sáenz Gobernador Front 377,389 53.65 (1st) Elected
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