Party of Culture, Education and Labour

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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,[15] the ruling coalition supporting President Alberto Fernández.[16][17]

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Party of Culture, Education and Labour
Partido de la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo
LeaderHugo Moyano[1]
Founded12 February 2013; 12 years ago (2013-02-12)[2][3]
Split fromJusticialist Party
Membership (2017) 23,345[4][5]
IdeologyFederal Peronism[6][7][8]
Syndicalism[9]
Populism[9]
Peronism[2][10][11]
Labourism[1][12]
Political positionCenter-right[13][14]
National affiliationUnión por la Patria[15]
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
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Seats in the Senate
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It presently has 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).[18] Up until 2019, Jorge Taboada, a member of the party, was National Deputy representing Chubut Province.[19]

Election results

President

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Election Candidate Coalition First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2015 Sergio Massa   United for a New Alternative 5,386,977 21.39 (3rd) Red XN Defeated
2019 Alberto Fernández   Frente de Todos 12,473,709 48.10 (1st) Green tickY Elected
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Chamber of Deputies

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Election Votes  % Seats won Total seats Position Presidency Notes
2015 4,115,826 17.6 (#3rd) 2
2 / 257
Minority Mauricio Macri (PROCambiemos) within United for a New Alternative
2019 11,359,508 45.50 (#1st) 1
1 / 257
Minority Alberto Fernández (PJFDT) within Frente de Todos
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