United for a New Alternative

United for a New Alternative (Spanish: Unidos por una Nueva Alternativa, UNA) was an Argentine Peronist[6] political coalition, running for the 2015 Argentine general election. It is composed by the Renewal Front, the Christian Democratic Party and the Integration and Development Movement. Sergio Massa won the primary elections against José Manuel de la Sota, and ran for president for UNA.

United for a New Alternative
Unidos por una Nueva Alternativa
AbbreviationUNA
LeaderSergio Massa
Deputy LeaderJosé Manuel de la Sota
FoundedApril 2015
DissolvedJune 2017
IdeologyFederal Peronism
Peronism[1]
Syncretism[2]
Christian democracy[3]
Developmentalism[4]
Political positionCentre-right[5]
MembersRenewal Front,
Christian Democratic Party,
Integration and Development Movement,
Popular Union,
Light Blue and White Union,
UNIR Constitutional Nationalist Party,
Third Position Party
Chamber of Deputies
36 / 257
Senate
3 / 72
Governors
2 / 24

History

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Sergio Massa and the governor (until then) of the Córdoba province José Manuel de la Sota formalize an agreement to build an electoral space that brings together a greater option to vote against the Front for Victory.

In June 2015, both candidates appeared in a television debate ahead of the primary elections, where they discussed economy, security and development.

UNA was the third force of the PASO. Between its two candidates (Massa and De la Sota) the alliance got 4,649,701 votes, approximately 20.63% of the electorate, with Massa being the winner of the internal one. With this result, Sergio Massa and his candidate for vice president Gustavo Sáenz were consecrated as the official binomial of the front for the general elections of October 25.

Electoral performance

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President

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Election yearCandidate1st round2nd roundResult
# of overall votes% of overall vote# of overall votes% of overall vote
2015Sergio Massa5,386,97721.39(3rd) N Lost

Congressional elections

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Chamber of Deputies

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Election yearvotes%seats wonTotal seatsPositionPresidencyNote
20154,115,82617.6
17 / 130
36 / 257
MinorityCristina Kirchner (FPV—PJ)


Senate elections

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Election yearvotes%seats wonTotal seatsPositionPresidencyNote
2015
1 / 24
3 / 72
MinorityCristina Kirchner (FPV—PJ)

References

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  1. ^ Peregil, Francisco (March 16, 2015). "El gran partido opositor argentino se une a la derecha en las presidenciales". El País.
  2. ^ "Transversalidad, versión Massa". 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Congreso de la Democracia Cristiana, con de la Sota y Massa | Política". 5 July 2014.
  4. ^ Mendelevich, Pablo (6 December 2015). "Desarrollismo, la nueva utopía argentina". La Nación.
  5. ^ "Las claves de las presidenciales argentinas". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  6. ^ Peregil, Francisco (March 16, 2015). "El gran partido opositor argentino se une a la derecha en las presidenciales". El País.