Commitment to Change
{{short description|Former political party in Argentina}}
{{Infobox political party
| country = Argentina
| name = Commitment to Change
| native_name = Compromiso para el Cambio
| colorcode = blue
| logo = Compromiso para el Cambio.png
| logo_size = 250px
| leader1_title = Leader
| leader1_name = Mauricio Macri
| leader2_title = President
| leader2_name = Mauricio Macri
| leader3_title = Vice President
| leader3_name = Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
| foundation = 2 April 2003
| dissolution = 1 April 2008
| merged = Republican Proposal
| headquarters = Buenos Aires
| ideology = Conservatism{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2007/06/25/actualidad/1182722401_850215.html|title = El conservador Mauricio Macri arrebata al peronismo la capital argentina|newspaper = El País|date = 24 June 2007}}
| position = Centre-right{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/ediciones-anteriores/macri-ve-complicado-acuerdo-murphy_0_B1Te-UKJRFe.html|title = Macri ve complicado un acuerdo con Murphy|date = 18 April 2005}}{{Cite web|url=https://nuso.org/articulo/meterse-en-politica-la-construccion-de-pro-y-la-renovacion-de-la-centroderecha-argentina/|title = "Meterse en política": La construcción de PRO y la renovación de la centroderecha argentina | Nueva Sociedad|date = November 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://nuso.org/articulo/la-centroderecha-y-el-cambio-cultural-argentino/|title = La centroderecha y el "cambio cultural" argentino | Nueva Sociedad|date = 14 August 2017}}
| regional = Union of Latin American Parties{{Cite web|url=http://uplalatinoamerica.org/partidos-miembros/|title=Partidos Miembros|access-date=2020-07-01|archive-date=2022-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331204506/http://uplalatinoamerica.org/partidos-miembros/|url-status=dead}}
| international =
| colours = Blue
| website =
}}
Commitment to Change ({{langx|es|Compromiso para el Cambio}}) was a centre-rightSergio D. Morresi & Gabriel Vommaro, [http://live.v1.udesa.edu.ar/files/UAHumanidades/EVENTOS/PaperMorresi040413.pdf The Difficulties of the Partisan Right in Argentina: The Case of the PRO Party] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221635/http://live.v1.udesa.edu.ar/files/UAHumanidades/EVENTOS/PaperMorresi040413.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}, Draft, March 2013 political party in Argentina, principally active in the City of Buenos Aires.
History
The party was led by Mauricio Macri, businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors football club. The party was conceived as a source for new politicians, as the major parties were discredited after the December 2001 riots in Argentina.{{cite web |url= https://www.clarin.com/opinion/pro-cambiemos-macri-presidente-partidos-politicos_0_BkTdleFvXg.html|title= Macri y el PRO en el poder: una suma de novedades históricas|trans-title= Macri and the PRO in power: a sum of historical novelties|language= es|author= Fabián Bosoer|date= November 23, 2015|publisher= Clarín|access-date=November 6, 2018}} It has been active since he stood to be Mayor of Buenos Aires in 2003. He won the first round{{cite web|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/522038-macri-le-gana-a-ibarra-y-hay-ballottage|title= Macri le gana a Ibarra y hay ballottage|trans-title= Macri defeats Ibarra and there is ballotage|language= es|date= August 25, 2003|publisher= La Nación|access-date= December 6, 2016|archive-date= December 20, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093249/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/522038-macri-le-gana-a-ibarra-y-hay-ballottage|url-status= dead}} but lost the runoff election with 47% of the popular vote to Aníbal Ibarra.{{cite web|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1393937-macri-establecion-una-nueva-marca-en-la-ciudad|title= Macri estableció un nuevo récord en la ciudad|trans-title= Macri set a new score in the city|language= es|date= August 1, 2011|publisher= La Nación|access-date= December 6, 2016|archive-date= October 18, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171018050636/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1393937-macri-establecion-una-nueva-marca-en-la-ciudad|url-status= dead}} The party did however win a large number of members of the city legislature.
In 2003 Commitment to Change also won five seats in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Argentine Congress. In 2005 the party teamed up with the centre-right party of Ricardo López Murphy, Recreate for Growth, principally active in Buenos Aires Province. The new alliance was named Republican Proposal or usually PRO. The front won nine deputies in the 2005 legislative elections. Macri became a deputy in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/elecciones2005/124/124688.html|title=Macri's profile|publisher=Terra.com.ar|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=27 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527135556/http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/elecciones2005/124/124688.html|url-status=dead}}
Ahead of the 2007 elections, Macri and López Murphy have been in discussions with Jorge Sobisch, governor of Neuquén Province and likely presidential candidate in 2007, to create a nationwide centre-right political force. López Murphy has fallen out with Sobisch. Macri withdrew his support to Sobisch after the scandal of the death of the teacher Fuentealba during a demonstration in Neuquen.{{cite web|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=897913 |title=Macri volvió a tomar distancia del gobernador Jorge Sobisch |publisher=Lanacion.com.ar |access-date=31 July 2012}}
On 2 April 2008, Commitment to Change replaced its name to Republican Proposal.[http://www.pjn.gov.ar/cne/secelec/secciones/agrupaciones/nombre/agrupaciones_detalle.php?aID=839&dID=2&tID=5 Cambio de Nombre] (in Spanish) A year later, Recreate for Growth was absorbed by Republican Proposal.
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070103115050/http://www.cpcambio.org.ar/ Official site]
{{Republican Proposal}}
{{Former political parties in Argentina}}
{{Mauricio Macri}}
Category:Provincial political parties in Argentina
Category:Liberal conservative parties in Argentina
Category:Defunct political parties in Argentina
Category:Political parties established in 2003
Category:2003 establishments in Argentina