Radical Civic Union
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political party in Argentina
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Key facts
- Abbreviation
- UCR
- President
- Martin Lousteau
- Vice president
- Olga Inés Brizuela y Doria
- Chamber leader
- Pamela Verasay
- Senate leader
- Eduardo Vischi
- Founded
- 26 June 1891 ; 134 years ago ( 1891-06-26 )
- Split from
- Civic Union
- Headquarters
- Adolfo Alsina 1786, Buenos Aires - Argentina
- Think tank
- Alem Foundation
- Student wing
- Franja Morada
- Youth wing
- Juventud Radical (Suspended from International Union of Socialist Youth )
- Membership 2023
- 1,816,169 (2nd)
- Ideology
- Radicalism , Social liberalism , Liberalism , Factions , Conservative liberalism , Social democracy
- Political position
- Centre
- National affiliation
- None
- Regional affiliation
- COPPPAL
- International affiliation
- Socialist International
- Colors
- Red White
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- political party
- Country
- Argentina
- Headquarters
- Buenos Aires
- Chairperson
- Alfredo Cornejo
- Official website
- www.ucr.org.ar
- Political ideology
- Third Way
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- Commons category
- Unión Cívica Radical
- topic's main category
- Category:Radical Civic Union
- inception
- 1891-06-26
- member of
- Socialist International
- native label
- Unión Cívica Radical
- member category
- Category:Radical Civic Union politicians
- sRGB color hex triplet
- C40233
- location of formation
- Buenos Aires
- social media followers
- 82849
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Encyclopedic overview
The Radical Civic Union (Spanish: Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a major political party in Argentina. It has reached the national government on ten occasions, making it one of the most historically important parties in the country. Ideologically, the party has stood for radicalism, secularism and universal suffrage. Especially during the 1970s and 1980s, it was perceived as a strong advocate for human rights. Its factions however, have been more heterogeneous, ranging from conservative liberalism to social democracy.
Founded in 1891 by Leandro N. Alem, it is the second oldest political party active in Argentina. The party's main support has long come from the middle class. On many occasions, the UCR was in opposition to Peronist governments and declared illegal during military rule. Since 1995 it has been a member of the Socialist International (an international organisation of social democrat political parties).
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