Together We Are Río Negro (Spanish: Juntos Somos Río Negro; JSRN) is a provincial political party in the Río Negro Province of Argentina. It was formed in 2015 as an electoral coalition to back the candidacy to the governorship of incumbent Alberto Weretilneck; it was later officially registered as a political party.[6]
Together We Are Río Negro Juntos Somos Río Negro | |
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| Leader | Alberto Weretilneck |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Ceferino Namuncurá 124, Viedma, Río Negro[1] |
| Membership (2017) | 4,126[2] |
| Ideology | Regionalism[3] Río Negro integration[4] Factions: Peronism[5] |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Argentine Chamber of Deputies (Río Negro seats) | 2 / 5 |
| Argentine Senate (Río Negro seats) | 1 / 3 |
| Seats in the Río Negro Legislature | 28 / 46 |
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| Official website | |
Members of the original coalition formed in 2015 included the provincial chapters of the Broad Front, the Victory Party and the Faith Party, and provincial parties such as the Patagonic People's Movement.[7] It currently holds a majority of seats in the provincial legislature and the incumbent and former governors, Weretilneck and Arabela Carreras, belong to JSRN.[8] In addition, the party counts with representation at the federal level in both chambers of the National Congress, with Mónica Esther Silva serving in the Senate and Agustín Domingo serving in the Chamber of Deputies, both since 2023.
Electoral results
editChamber of Deputies
edit| Election year | Votes | % | seats won | total seats | position | presidency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 121,478 | 32.05 (#2nd) | 1 | 1 / 3 | Minority | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) |
| 2021 | 140,634 | 37.30 (#1st) | 1 | 1 / 2 | Minority | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) |
Senate
edit| Election year | Votes | % | seats won | total seats | position | presidency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 153,338 | 45.51 (#2nd) | 1 | 1 / 3 | Minority | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) |
Río Negro governorship
edit| Election year | Candidate | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Alberto Weretilneck | 192,562 | 52.80 (1st) |  Elected |
| 2019 | Arabela Carreras | 204,920 | 52.64 (1st) | Elected |
Río Negro provincial legislature
edit| Election year | Circuit vote | Population vote | total seats | position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | seats won | Votes | % | seats won | |||
| 2015 | 174,084 | 48.33 (#1st) | 12 / 22 | 169,947 | 47.31 (#1st) | 14 / 24 | 26 / 46 | Majority |
| 2019 | 199,389 | 51.68 (#1st) | 13 / 22 | 196,025 | 51.92 (#1st) | 15 / 24 | 28 / 46 | Majority |
References
edit- ^ "Juntos inauguró su casa en Viedma". Noticias Net (in Spanish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Juntos se apropia del triunfo del MPN y habla de un tiempo de proyectos provincialistas". En Estos Días (in Spanish). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "WERETILNECK REELECTO EN RÍO NEGRO". Diario Universidad (in Spanish). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Simondet, Javier Fuego; Jastreblansky, Maia (15 July 2021). "En cinco distritos el Frente de Todos competirá contra otras fuerzas del peronismo". La Nación.
- ^ "Juntos Somos Río Negro se constituirá como partido". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Weretilneck, con sello y paraguas: "Juntos Somos Río Negro"". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "¿Quién es Arabela Carreras, la primera mujer gobernadora de Río Negro?". El Patagónico (in Spanish). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.