Christian Democratic Party (Argentina)
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Christian Democratic Party
Partido Demócrata Cristiano |
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| Leader | Juan Fernando Brügge |
| President | Juan Carlos De la Peña |
| Vice President | Juan Fernando Brügge |
| Founded | July 9, 1954 |
| Headquarters | Combate de los Pozos 1055, Piso 1, Buenos Aires |
| Ideology |
Christian democracy Christian humanism Social conservatism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | United for a New Alternative |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
1 / 257
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| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 72
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The Christian Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC), also called simply as Christian Democracy (Spanish: Democracia Cristiana, DC), is a Christian Democrat political party in Argentina.
In 1947 the Christian Democrat Organization of America was founded to advocate the principles of Christian Democracy in their respective countries. Each of the member parties is different, sometimes having differing views of Christian Democracy itself. Some of the member parties are in government in their country, others are in coalition government, and others are not in government.
When President Perón was reelected in 1952, the government's relationship with the Catholic Church also worsened. As Perón increasingly distanced itself from the Church, the government, which had first respected the Church's privileges, now took them away in a distinctly confrontational fashion. By 1954, the Peronist was openly anti-Church. Meanwhile a Christian Democratic Party was founded in 1954 after several other organisations had been active promoting Christian democracy in Argentina.
The Party was founded in 1954 after several other organisations had been active promoting Christian democracy in Argentina. Leading activists in its early years included Manuel Vicente Ordonez, Lucas Ayarragaray h., José Allende and Horacio Sueldo.
In 1973 the Party split, with Allende's Popular Christian Party being part of the Peronist Frejuli front which brought Héctor José Cámpora to power, opposed by Sueldo's Revolutionary Christian Party which worked with the Intransigent Party and joined the left-wing Popular Revolutionary Alliance.
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