The Party of Culture, Education and Labour (Spanish: Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo; CET), also sometimes simply known as the CET Party (Spanish: Partido CET), is a minor Peronist and labourist political party in Argentina founded in 2013 by teamsters' union leader and former Secretary General of the CGT, Hugo Moyano.[1][2] The party is closely allied with the Justicialist Party, and presently forms part of the Unión por la Patria,[10] the ruling coalition supporting President Alberto Fernández.[11][12]
Party of Culture, Education and Labour
Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo
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Leader | Hugo Moyano[1] |
Founded | 12 February 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-12)[2][3] |
Split from | Justicialist Party |
Membership (2017) | ![]() |
Ideology | Peronism[2][6][7] Labourism[1] |
Political position | Center-right[8][9] |
National affiliation | Unión por la Patria[10] |
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
1 / 257
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Seats in the Senate |
0 / 72
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It presently counts with minimal representation at the federal level, with Hugo Moyano's son, Facundo Moyano, serving in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies since 2011 (and having been a member of CET since its foundation in 2013).[13] Up until 2019, Jorge Taboada, a member of the party, was National Deputy representing Chubut Province.[14]
Election | Candidate | Coalition | First round | Second round | Result | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
2015 | Sergio Massa | United for a New Alternative | 5,386,977 | 21.39 (3rd) | N Defeated | |||
2019 | Alberto Fernández | Frente de Todos | 12,473,709 | 48.10 (1st) | — | Y Elected |
Election | Votes | % | Seats won | Total seats | Position | Presidency | Notes |
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2015 | 4,115,826 | 17.6 (#3rd) | 2 |
2 / 257
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Minority | Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) | within United for a New Alternative |
2019 | 11,359,508 | 45.50 (#1st) | 1 |
1 / 257
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Minority | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) | within Frente de Todos |
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