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Salta Identity Party

The Salta Identity Party (Spanish: Partido Identidad Salteña; 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.[11]

Salta Identity Party
Partido Identidad Salteña
LeaderGustavo Sáenz[1]
PresidentBenjamín Cruz[2]
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)[3]
Membership (2017)Increase 4,068[4][5]
IdeologyPeronism[6]
Regionalism[7]
Political positionCenter-right[8][9]
Colors  Maroon[10]
Argentine Chamber of Deputies (Salta seats)
0 / 7
Argentine Senate (Salta seats)
0 / 3
Seats in the Salta Senate
12 / 23
Seats in the Salta Chamber of Deputies
16 / 37
Election symbol

The party was a member of the United for a New Alternative alliance until 2017, when it aligned itself with Cambiemos.[11] 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.[12][13] The party counts with representation – but no majorities – in both houses of the Salta provincial legislature. It counts with no representation at the federal level.

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.[10] 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.[14]

Electoral results edit

Chamber of Deputies edit

Election year Votes % seats won total seats position presidency notes
2015 184,185 28.09 (#2nd) 0
0 / 7
 Extra-parliamentary Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within UNA
2017 211,377 30.25 (#1st) 0
0 / 7
 Extra-parliamentary Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within Cambiemos
2019 83,633 11.87 (#3rd) 0
0 / 7
 Extra-parliamentary Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) within Union for Salta

Senate edit

Election year Votes % seats won total seats position presidency notes
2019 85,601 12.06 (#3rd) 0
0 / 3
 Extra-parliamentary Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) within Union for Salta

Salta governorship edit

Election year Candidate Coalition # of overall votes % of overall vote Result
2015 Juan Carlos Romero Romero + Olmedo Front 203,417 30,63 (2nd)  N Defeated
2019 Gustavo Sáenz Sáenz Gobernador Front 377,389 53.65 (1st)  Y Elected

References edit

  1. ^ "El saencismo conformó un interbloque en el Concejo Deliberante". Aries Online (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oficializan autoridades del Partido Identidad Salteña". Opinorte (in Spanish). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Internas de Identidad Salteña, en duda". El Tribuno (in Spanish). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 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. ^ Huaity González, Eduardo (22 June 2017). "Como entender la política salteña y no acalambrarse en el intento". Opinorte (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. ^ Pepe, Gabriela (8 October 2019). "La receta Sáenz: salteñismo sin límites, urtubeyismo suelto y albertismo post 10D". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ "El saencismo tiene una presencia importante en Juntos por el Cambio". OPINORTE.com.ar (in Spanish). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - Political Party - Salta Identity Party (PAIS)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b Toledo, Nahuel (3 September 2019). "La imagen de un poncho divide a los candidatos de Sáenz en la Capital". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Quién es Gustavo Sáenz, el 'polifuncional' que se perfila como sucesor de Urtubey en Salta". El Cronista (in Spanish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. ^ "En Salta, el partido de Gustavo Sáenz acompañará la fórmula Lavagna – Urtubey". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. ^ D'Andrea, Francisco (25 October 2020). "Ni peronistas ni macristas, ¡salteños pue!". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Resolución Nº 109" (PDF). Tribunal Electoral de la Provincia de Salta (in Spanish). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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