Party of Culture, Education and Labour

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
Leader	Hugo Moyano^[1]
Founded	12 February 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-12)^[2]^[3]
Split from	Justicialist Party
Membership (2017)	23,345^[4]^[5]
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
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 results

President

Election	Candidate	Coalition		First round		Second round		Result
				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

Chamber of Deputies

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

See also

• Trade unions in Argentina
• General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)

References

1. Basualdo, Francisco (5 June 2019). "El giro de Lavagna y la jugada de CFK reordenan la CGT, que pide unidad". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
2. "Moyano lanza su "Partido por la Cultura, la Educación y el Trabajo"". La Nación (in Spanish). 12 February 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
3. "Se presentaron nueve alianzas en la provincia de Buenos Aires". Télam (in Spanish). 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
4. "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
5. "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
6. "Moyano relanzó su partido de la cultura, educación y trabajo en un acto en La Matanza". Nuevos Papeles (in Spanish). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
7. "Con mensajes de apertura y unidad, el justicialismo busca consolidarse como una alternativa de gobierno". El Chubut (in Spanish). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
8. "El peronismo a la orden del dia en las elecciones". politicaaldia.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
9. "CIERRE: CADA UNO FUE POR SU LADO EN LA CENTRO-DERECHA – LANUEVACOMUNA.COM". www.lanuevacomuna.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
10. "Unión por la Patria: ¿cuál es el origen de la coalición y quién la compone?". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
11. "Frenan la designación de Josefina Medrano en la Superintendencia de Salud". El Tribuno (in Spanish). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
12. "EN LA SEDE DEL PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA DE CABA SE REALIZÓ AYER LA CHARLA DEBATE "GÉNERO Y SINDICALISMO"". SUTPA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
13. "Facundo Moyano, sobre su salto al massismo: "Es una decisión tomada"". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 November 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
14. "Agrupaciones se suman al partido Cultura, Educación y Trabajo". El Chubut (in Spanish). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2020.