The Evita Movement () is a social, piquetero and political movement of Argentina, which is defined by Peronist, national, popular, and revolutionary ideology. Its name was adopted as a tribute to the Argentine popular political leader and First Lady Eva Perón.
It was created in 2004 and was part of the Front for Victory. Its general secretary is Emilio Pérsico. Other major figures of the movement are National Deputies Leonardo Grosso (former chairman of the Movement's in the lower house), the journalist Fernando "Chino" Navarro, Gildo Onorato, Silvia Horne, Remo Carlotto, Lucila De Ponti, and Araceli Ferreyra, former senators Juan Manuel Abal Medina Jr. and Teresita Luna, and Evita-UTEP liaison Esteban Castro.
In 2016, it separated from the parliamentary bloc Front for Victory, forming one of its own called Peronism for Victory. Now, it supports Alberto Fernández and is part of Frente de Todos, a new Peronist coalition. In 2023 it created a new political party, "La Patria de los comunes", to be part of the Frente de Todos in a more formal capacity.
History The Evita Movement emerged in 2004, as a result of the union of diverse groups from the Quebracho Revolutionary Patriotic Movement and the Anibal Verón Current of Unemployed Workers, with roots mainly in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.
In its first year, the Evita Movement organized itself as a piquetero unemployed movement (MTD), but later redefined its purpose to reorganize itself as a popular revolutionary wing of Kirchnerism, acting with ample autonomy both inside and outside the Justicialist Party (PJ). In 2007, Emilio Pérsico was named secretary of Territorial Organizations of the PJ. One of the unusual characteristics of the Evita Movement is that its electoral secretary has lacked interest in holding political office.
The Evita Movement, like other movements of the unemployed, grants a central role to the organization of its members to work cooperatively, mainly in the construction of popular housing, financed by the state. The popular power policy of the Evita Movement was explained in these terms by one of its members:
It participated in the 2017 legislative election, joining the Citizen's Unity electoral front.
Electoral performance President Election yearCandidateCoalition1st round2nd roundResult # of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall votes % of overall vote 2011 Cristina Kirchner Front for Victory 11,865,055 54.11 (1st) colspan="2" Elected 2015 Daniel Scioli Front for Victory 9,338,449 37.08 (1st) 12,198,441 48.60 (2nd) 2-R Defeated 2019 Alberto Fernández Frente de Todos 12,473,709 48.10 (1st) colspan=2 Elected
Chamber of Deputies Election year Votes % seats won total seats position presidency notes 2009 5,544,069 28.70 (#2nd) 2 Minority Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2011 10,793,689 52.46 (#1st) 5 Minority Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2013 7,422,451 32.82 (#1st) 1 Minority Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) within Front for Victory 2015 8,797,279 37.41 (#1st) 4 Minority Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within Front for Victory 2017 5,265,069 21.03 (#2nd) 0 Minority Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) within Citizen's Unity 2019 11,359,508 45.50 (#1st) 1 Minority Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) within Frente de Todos
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