Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina)

The Democratic Progressive Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Progresista) is a center-right provincial political party in Santa Fe, Argentina.

History

It was founded by Lisandro de la Torre (among others) at the Savoy Hotel in Buenos Aires on December 14, 1914. One of its founders was the academic Dr. Carlos Ibarguren.

As of 2007, it was a member of the national Recrear electoral alliance led by Ricardo López Murphy and the Republican Proposal (PRO) alliance which backed López Murphy for the presidency in 2007. Regarding the Santa Fe province, it is part of an electoral alliance, called the Progressive, Civic and Social Front, as an opposition to the Peronist Front for Victory.

References

Political parties in Argentina
Parliamentary parties	Chamber of Deputies (257) Justicialist/Front for Victory (98) Republican Proposal (41) Radical Civic Union (40) United for a New Alternative (36) Civic Front for Santiago (6) Civic Coalition ARI (4) Workers' Left Front (4) Socialist (4) Freemen of the South Movement (3) Neuquén People's Movement (2) PDC (1) Proyecto Sur (1) GEN Party (1) Other minor parties (7) Senate (72) Justicialist Party/Front for Victory (48) Radical Civic Union (8) Republican Proposal (6) United for a New Alternative (3) Neuquén People's Movement (2) Civic Coalition ARI (1) Proyecto Sur (1) GEN Party (1) Independents (2)
Minor parties	Action for the Republic Authentic Socialist Party Communist Party of Argentina Integration and Development Movement Intransigent Party Solidarity and Equality Liberal Libertarian Party Movement towards Socialism Peoples Reconstruction Party Revolutionary Communist Party of Argentina Self-determination and Freedom Socialist Left Socialist Workers' Party Workers' Revolutionary Party Workers' Socialist Movement
Provincial parties	Buenos Aires (Action for the Republic Front for Change/Social Pole Party of Buenos Aires Unity Renewal Front Union of the Democratic Centre) Córdoba (Alliance Union of Cordoba New Party) Corrientes (Autonomist Party of Corrientes Front for Everyone Front of the New Party Liberal Party of Corrientes New Corrientes Party) Mendoza (Democratic Party) Misiones (Front for the Renewal of Concord) Neuquén (Neuquén People's Movement) Salta (Salta Renewal Party) San Luis (Federal Commitment Union and Liberty Party) Santa Fe (Democratic Progressive Party) Santiago del Estero (Civic Front for Santiago) San Juan (Renewal Crusade) Tierra del Fuego (Fueguino People's Movement) Tucumán (Republican Force Tucumán)
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