Solidary Party
Argentine political party
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The Solidary Party (Spanish: Partido Solidario; PSOL) is a co-operatist political party in Argentina, founded by banker and politician Carlos Heller in 2007.[1] It was part of the Frente de Todos coalition, and was part of the kirchnerist Front for Victory from its foundation until the alliance's dissolution in 2019.[11][12] The party was also previously aligned with New Encounter.[13] It is now a member of the Unión por la Patria, formed to support Sergio Massa's 2023 presidential campaign.
Solidary Party Partido Solidario | |
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| President | Carlos Heller[1][2] |
| Secretary | Juan Carlos Junio[3] |
| Founded | 23 March 2007[4] |
| Membership (2017) |  30.200[5][6] |
| Ideology | Co-operatism[2][7] Socialism[8][9] |
| Political position | Left-wing[8] |
| National affiliation | Homeland Force[10] |
| Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
| Colors | Green, black |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 257
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| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 72
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| Website | |
| https://www.partidosolidario.org.ar/ | |
The party has minor representation in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies: Heller, who has sat as a National Deputy since 2019 representing the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and served as member of the Chamber from 2009 to 2017 as well,[14][15] and Eduardo Fernández of Córdoba.[16]
Electoral performance
President
| Election year | Candidate | Coalition | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | |||
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| # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | |||||
| 2007 | Cristina Kirchner | Front for Victory | 8,651,066 | 45.29 (1st) | N/a |  Elected | ||
| 2011 | Cristina Kirchner | Front for Victory | 11,865,055 | 54.11 (1st) | N/a | 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) | N/a | Elected | ||