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Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina)

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Democratic Progressive Party
Partido Demócrata Progresista
AbbreviationPDP
General SecretaryAna Copes
FounderLisandro de la Torre
Founded14 December 1914
Preceded byLiga del Sur
HeadquartersEntre Ríos 1443, Rosario, Santa Fe
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationCambiemos
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe
0 / 50
Seats in the Senate of Santa Fe
0 / 19
Website
www.pdp.org.ar

The Democratic Progressive Party (Template:Lang-es) is a liberal provincial political party in Santa Fe, Argentina.

History

It was founded by Lisandro de la Torre (among others) at the Savoy Hotel in Buenos Aires on December 14, 1914. One of its founders was the academic Dr. Carlos Ibarguren.

As of 2007, it was a member of the national Recrear electoral alliance led by Ricardo López Murphy and the Republican Proposal (PRO) alliance which backed López Murphy for the presidency in 2007. Regarding the Santa Fe province, it is part of an electoral alliance, called the Progressive, Civic and Social Front, as an opposition to the Peronist Front for Victory.

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