Kolina (an acronym of Corriente de Liberación Nacional, lit.'National Liberation Current') is a Kirchnerist political party in Argentina founded in 2010 by Alicia Kirchner, sister of former president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner.[4] The party now forms part of Unión por la Patria,[10] the former ruling coalition supporting then-President Alberto Fernández.[12] At the time of its foundation and until the alliance's dissolution, the party was a member of the Front for Victory.[1]

National Liberation Current
Corriente de Liberación Nacional
AbbreviationKolina
LeaderAlicia Kirchner
PresidentCarlos Castagneto
Vice PresidentVictoria Montenegro
SecretaryClaudio Morresi
Founded20 July 2010; 13 years ago (2010-07-20)[1]
Split fromJusticialist Party
Membership (2017)Decrease 49,174[2][3]
IdeologyKirchnerism[4][5][6][7]
Peronism[8][9]
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationUnión por la Patria[10]
Colors  Green[11]
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
1 / 257
Seats in the Senate
1 / 72
Province Governors
0 / 24
Website
www.kolina.org.ar Edit this at Wikidata

Following the 2019 general election, the party counts with representation in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies (the National Deputies Lisandro Bormioli, María Rosa Martínez and Paola Vessvessian belong to Kolina).[13][14][15][16] In addition, Alicia Kirchner has been governor of Santa Cruz Province since 2015.

History

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Foundation.

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Kolina was created on July 20, 2010, as a current rather than as a party, in order to express a "political space of the national movement" that goes beyond the idea of a party, admitting that it acts as a party. people not affiliated with the party.[17]

KOLINA supporters in Buenos Aires, 2015.

Electoral performance

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President

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Election yearCandidateCoalition1st round2nd roundResult
# of overall votes% of overall vote# of overall votes% of overall vote
2011Cristina Kirchner Front for Victory11,865,05554.11 (1st) Y Elected
2015Daniel Scioli Front for Victory9,338,44937.08(1st)12,198,44148.60 (2nd) N 2-R Defeated
2019Alberto Fernández Frente de Todos12,473,70948.10 (1st) Y Elected

Chamber of Deputies

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Election yearVotes%seats wontotal seatspositionpresidencynotes
201110,762,21747.98 (#1st)0
0 / 257
MinorityCristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJFPV)within Front for Victory
20137,775,20434.41 (#1st)0
0 / 257
MinorityCristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJFPV)within Front for Victory
20158,797,27937.41 (#1st)2
2 / 257
MinorityMauricio Macri (PROCambiemos)within Front for Victory
20175,265,06921.03 (#2nd)0
2 / 257
MinorityMauricio Macri (PROCambiemos)within Citizen's Unity
201911,359,50845.50 (#1st)3
3 / 257
MinorityAlberto Fernández (PJFDT)within Frente de Todos
20197,962,34733.64 (#2nd)0
3 / 257
MinorityAlberto Fernández (PJFDT)within Frente de Todos

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "¿QUÉ ES KOLINA?". kolinacapital.org.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Cuestionan desde Kolina la metodología de protesta policial". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Santa Cruz: Alicia Kirchner busca extender 28 años de kirchnerismo".
  6. ^ "Santa Cruz: El kirchnerismo pone en disputa su bastión histórico".
  7. ^ Arias, Mariela (13 August 2019). "Santa Cruz: Alicia revalidó con su triunfo el control de la cuna del kirchnerismo". La Nación.
  8. ^ "En cinco distritos el Frente de Todos competirá contra otras fuerzas del peronismo - LA NACION". La Nación.
  9. ^ "Tras reelegir Alicia K el 11-A, peronismo va ahora por Río Gallegos".
  10. ^ a b "Unión por la Patria: ¿cuál es el origen de la coalición y quién la compone?". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  11. ^ "La primera fila, sólo para La Cámpora y Kolina". La Voz (in Spanish). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  12. ^ Mugica Díaz, Joaquín (12 June 2019). "Estos son los frentes electorales que competirán en las elecciones presidenciales". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. ^ Argento, Analía (5 May 2020). "Pelea en el Frente de Todos por la banca de Andrés Larroque en Diputados: reclama el lugar una candidata del partido de Victoria Donda". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  14. ^ "María Rosa Martínez: "Nosotros podemos gobernar Almirante Brown en el 2015"". Política del Sur (in Spanish). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  15. ^ Arias, Mariela (8 December 2015). "Alicia Kirchner armó un gabinete con cuatro ministros camporistas". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Vivero: "Le da mayor territorialidad y federalización al sistema judicial"". LRA Radio Nacional (in Spanish). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  17. ^ "QUE ES KOLINA? | KOLINA Capital | Corriente de Liberación Nacional | KolinaCapital.org". 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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