Proyecto Sur
{{Short description|Political party in Argentina}}
{{expand Spanish|topic=gov|Movimiento Proyecto Sur|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox political party
|country = Argentina
| name = Project South
|native_name = Proyecto Sur
|colorcode = {{party color|Proyecto Sur}}
|logo = Proyectosur logo.png
|logo_size = 150px
|founder= Pino Solanas
|leader = Jorge Selser
|foundation = {{Start date and age|2007}}
|headquarters = Buenos Aires, Argentina
|ideology = Progressivism{{cite web | url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/pino-solanas-sorprendente-intelectuales-gobierno_0_H1U7OnbpvXl.html | title=Pino Solanas: 'Es sorprendente que intelectuales y artistas hayan comprado que el Gobierno es progresista' | date=30 May 2011 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-266656-2015-02-22.html | title=Página/12 :: El país :: Pino juega al misterio con Massa }}
|position = Centre-left{{cite web | url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/elecciones-en-capital-pino-solanas-rechazo-la-alianza-con-sergio-massa-y-conformo-un-frente-de-centroizquierda-nid1771525/ | title=Elecciones en Capital: Pino Solanas rechazó la alianza con Sergio Massa y conformó un frente de centroizquierda | date=26 February 2015 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/fernando-pino-solanas-massistas-socialistas-crear-espacio-superar-grieta_0_HkZodtDiM.html | title=Fernando 'Pino' Solanas, con massistas y socialistas para 'crear un espacio y superar la grieta' | date=8 April 2018 }}
|national = Unión por la Patria
|international =
|seats1_title = Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
|seats1 =
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|seats2_title = Seats in the Senate
|seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|72|hex={{party color|Proyecto Sur}}}}
|website =
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Proyecto Sur ('Project South') is a progressive{{cite web | url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-266656-2015-02-22.html | title=Página/12 :: El país :: Pino juega al misterio con Massa }} political party established in 2007 in Argentina. It was founded and would be led by film maker Pino Solanas, who ran on the Proyecto Sur ticket for president in 2007 and for Mayor of Buenos Aires in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.elintransigente.com/notas/2011/5/2/solanas-formaliza-candidatura-ciudad-buenos-aires-81115.asp |title=Pino Solanas formaliza su candidatura por la Ciudad de Buenos Aires |publisher=El Intrasigente |access-date=19 June 2011}}
The party's progressive platform centers on the nationalization of energy, petroleum, rail, and shipping which, as former state enterprises, had been privatized during the 1989–99 administration of President Carlos Menem.{{Cite web|url=https://trenparatodos.com.ar/|title=.::..::. TREN para TODOS .::..::. Por la reconstrucción de nuestro sistema ferroviario – UN PROYECTO DE RECONSTRUCCIÓN DEL SISTEMA FERROVIARIO NACIONAL Y ESTATAL.}}{{cite web|url=http://surtidores.com.ar/Contenido/noticia6010.html|title=Pino Solanas tendrá como eje de campaña la nacionalización del petróleo|publisher=Surtidores|access-date=2011-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326025923/http://surtidores.com.ar/Contenido/noticia6010.html|archive-date=2012-03-26|url-status=dead}}
Proyecto Sur maintains a think tank, the Instituto Argentino de Propuestas (Argentine Institute for Proposals).{{cite web|url=http://www.proyecto-sur.org/iapps.html|title=Instituto Argentino de Propuestas|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611032509/http://www.proyecto-sur.org/iapps.html|archive-date=2011-06-11}}
History
File:Pino Solanas (Guadalajara Film Festival).jpg
The party developed in part from the Frente Grande, a political party established in 1993 by with Congressman Carlos Álvarez, film-maker Pino Solanas, human rights activist Graciela Fernández Meijide and others disaffected with President Carlos Menem's turn to the right.{{cite web|url=http://www.frentegrande.org.ar/historia/|title=Historia|publisher=Frente Grande}} Solanas, a renowned film maker in the political cinema genre, established Proyecto Sur in August 2007 ahead of his campaign for president in that year's general elections.{{cite news|url=http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2007/08/23/um/m-01484156.htm|title=Pino Solanas oficializó su candidatura a presidente|newspaper=Clarín}} The ticket obtained fifth place (1.6%) and elected one Congressman.{{cite web|url=http://www.towsa.com/andy/totalpais/2007p.html|title=Fórmula/Partidos y Alianzas Electorales. 28 de octubre de 2007|publisher=Atlas Electoral de Andy Tow|access-date=2011-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915133117/http://towsa.com/andy/totalpais/2007p.html|archive-date=2011-09-15|url-status=dead}} Solanas, however, was satisfied with the results, and declared that "we have planted our flag." {{cite web|url=http://www.notife.com/noticia/articulo/924548/Hemos_plantado_bandera_dijo_un_satisfecho_Pino_Solanas_por_el_resultado_de_su_fuerza.html|title="Hemos plantado bandera", dijo un satisfecho Pino Solanas por el resultado de su fuerza|publisher=Notife|access-date=2011-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003054851/http://www.notife.com/noticia/articulo/924548/Hemos_plantado_bandera_dijo_un_satisfecho_Pino_Solanas_por_el_resultado_de_su_fuerza.html|archive-date=2011-10-03|url-status=dead}}
Proyecto Sur elected four Congressmen in the 2009 mid-term elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.epolitica.com.ar/nueva-composicion-de-la-camara-de-diputados-2/|title=Nueva Composición de la Cámara de Diputados|publisher=e-politica|access-date=2011-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608065303/http://www.epolitica.com.ar/nueva-composicion-de-la-camara-de-diputados-2/|archive-date=2011-06-08|url-status=dead}} The party later sealed alliances with a number of other left-wing parties, including Solidarity and Equality, the MST, Free of the South Movement, the Authentic Socialist Party, and the Revolutionary Communist Party. These alliances brought the Proyecto Sur-led caucus in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies to 11 members.{{cite web|url=http://www.libresdelsur.org.ar/noticia/%E2%80%9Cproyectos-parlamentarios-2010%E2%80%9D|title=Proyectos Parlamentarios 2010|publisher=Movimiento Libres del Sur|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326025902/http://www.libresdelsur.org.ar/noticia/%E2%80%9Cproyectos-parlamentarios-2010%E2%80%9D|archive-date=2012-03-26}} Solanas entered into an alliance with the Socialist Party-led Broad Progressive Front in June 2011 for the general elections. He left the Front within a week, however, and announced the party and its allies would run on an independent Proyecto Sur slate; he nominated Congresswoman Alcira Argumedo as their candidate for president.{{cite news |date=22 June 2011 |title=Proyecto Sur breaks off with Progressive Front |url=http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/70871/proyecto-sur-breaks-off-with-progressive-front |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211184435/http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/70871/proyecto-sur-breaks-off-with-progressive-front |archive-date=11 February 2015 |newspaper=Buenos Aires Herald}}
The party was part of the Frente de Todos coalition during the 2019 Argentine general election.
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