Generation for a National Encounter
Generation for a National Encounter (Spanish: Generación para un Encuentro Nacional), sometimes known as the GEN Party (Spanish: Partido GEN) or simply as GEN, is a centre-left political party in Argentina. It was founded in 2007 by Margarita Stolbizer as a split from the Radical Civic Union, in opposition to the UCR's endorsement of Roberto Lavagna's general election.
Generation for a National Encounter Generación para un Encuentro Nacional | |
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| Leader | Margarita Stolbizer |
| Secretary General | Sergio Abrevaya |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Split from | Radical Civic Union |
| Youth wing | Juventud GEN |
| Membership (2017) | 35,799 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Progressivism Social democracy |
| Political position | Center to centre-left |
| National affiliation | Juntos por el Cambio |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Colors | Red, grey and black |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 257
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| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 72
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The party forms part of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition since 2021. In the 2021 legislative election, Stolbizer herself was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, granting the party representation at the federal level for the first time since 2017.
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