Radical Civic Union

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Radical Civic Union Unión Cívica Radical
Abbreviation	UCR
President	Martin Lousteau
Vice President	Olga Inés Brizuela y Doria
Chamber Leader	Rodrigo de Loredo
Senate Leader	Eduardo Vischi
Founded	26 June 1891; 133 years ago (1891-06-26)
Split from	Civic Union
Headquarters	Adolfo Alsina 1786 Buenos Aires - Argentina
Think tank	Alem Foundation[1]
Student wing	Franja Morada
Youth wing	Juventud Radical (Suspended from International Union of Socialist Youth)[2]
Membership (2023)	1,816,169 (2nd)[3]
Ideology	Radicalism Liberalism Social liberalism
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	None[4]
Regional affiliation	COPPPAL[5]
International affiliation	Socialist International[6]
Colors	Red   White
Anthem	Marcha Radical
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies	33 / 257
Seats in the Senate	13 / 72
Governors	5 / 24
Party flag
Website
www.ucr.org.ar
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The Radical Civic Union (Spanish: Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and liberal political party in Argentina.^[7] It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from conservatism to social democracy,^[8][9] but since 1995 it has been a member of the Socialist International.^[10]

Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, the UCR is the second oldest political party active in Argentina, after the Liberal Party of Corrientes.^[11] The party's main support has long come from the middle class.^[12][13] For many years, the UCR was either in opposition to Peronist governments or illegal during military rule.^[14] The party has stood for liberal democracy, secularism, free elections and civilian control of the military. Especially during the 1970s and 1980s, it was perceived as a strong advocate for human rights.^{[15][16][17][18]}

The UCR had different fractures, conformations, incarnations and factions, through which the party ruled the country seven times with the presidencies of Hipólito Yrigoyen (1916-1922 and 1928-1930), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (1922-1928), Arturo Frondizi (1958-1962), Arturo Illia (1963-1966), Raúl Alfonsín (1983-1989) and Fernando de la Rúa (1999-2001).^[19] After 2001, the party has been particularly fragmented. As the Justicialist Party led by Nestor and Cristina Kirchner moved to the left, the UCR aligned itself with anti-Peronist centre-right parties.

From 2015 to 2023, the UCR was a member of the centre-right Cambiemos / Juntos por el Cambio coalition, along with Republican Proposal and Civic Coalition ARI, and supported Mauricio Macri in the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections.^[20][21] For the 2023 elections, the party supported the candidacy of Patricia Bullrich.^[22] The party is not currently in any coalition since Juntos por el Cambio's dissolution in 2023.^[23][24]