Third Position Party

{{short description|Argentine political party}}

{{use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Third Position Party

| native_name = Partido Tercera Posición

| logo = File:Partido Tercera Posición.png

| logo_size = 200px

| colorcode = #810182

| leader1_title = Leader

| leader1_name = Graciela Camaño{{cite web|url=https://elmarplatense.com/2020/08/22/comenzo-el-armado-del-partido-tercera-posicion/|work=El Marplatense|title=Comenzó el armado del partido "Tercera Posición"|date=22 August 2020|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish}}

| founded = {{start date and age|2013|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2014/09/15/1595032-la-justicia-habilito-barrionuevo-utilizar-el-nombre-tercera-posicion-su-partido-politico/|work=Infobae|title=La Justicia habilitó a Barrionuevo a utilizar el nombre "Tercera Posición" para su partido político|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish}}

| headquarters =

| youth_wing =

| membership_year = 2017

| position = Center-right{{Cite web |title=La Tercera solía ser la vencida |url=https://www.notaderedaccion.com.ar/noticias/id-1604_La-Tercera-sol-a-ser-la-vencida |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=www.notaderedaccion.com.ar |language=es}} to right-wing{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=GRACIELA CAAMAÑO DEJA LA CÁMARA DE DIPUTADOS DESPUÉS DE 29 AÑOS!!!!! |url=https://lu17.com/contenido/38806/graciela-caamano-deja-la-camara-de-diputados-despues-de-29-anos |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=LA17 - CONECTANDO A LA PATAGONIA |language=es}}

| membership = {{increase}} 20,231{{cite web|url=https://www.electoral.gob.ar/nuevo/paginas/datos/afiliacionesdatos.php|title=AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS|website=electoral.gob.ar|language=Spanish|accessdate=14 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.electoral.gov.ar/pdf/afiliados_1er_semestre_2016.pdf|website=electoral.gob.ar|language=Spanish|title=Estadística de Afiliados|date=2016|accessdate=14 May 2020}}

| split = Justicialist Party

| ideology = Federal Peronism{{cite web|url=https://elmarplatense.com/2016/09/17/lanzan-la-sede-local-del-partido-massista-tercera-posicion/|work=El Marplatense|title=Lanzan la sede local del partido massista "Tercera Posición"|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish}}

| national = {{nowrap|Federal Consensus}}

| colors = {{Color box|#810182|border=darkgray}} Purple

| international =

| seats1_title = Seats in the Chamber of Deputies

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|257|hex=#810182}}

| seats2_title = Seats in the Senate

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|72|hex=#810182}}

| website =

| country = Argentina

}}

The Third Position Party ({{langx|es|Partido Tercera Posición}}; P3P) is a minor Peronist political party in Argentina. It was founded in 2015 by congresswoman Graciela Camaño and union leader {{ill|Luis Barrionuevo (union leader)|lt=Luis Barrionuevo|es|Luis Barrionuevo}} as a split from the Justicialist Party.{{cite web|url=https://www.memo.com.ar/runrunes/tercera-posicion-el-nuevo-partido-politico-que-se-lanza-en-mendoza/|work=Memo|title="Tercera Posición", el nuevo partido político que se lanza en Mendoza|date=30 October 2020|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elancasti.com.ar/politica-economia/2013/6/13/barrionuevo-tercera-posicin-est-carrera-paso-207314.html|work=El Ancasti|date=13 June 2013|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish|title=Barrionuevo con Tercera Posición ya está en carrera por las PASO}} It supported Sergio Massa's unsuccessful presidential bid in 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.sur54.com/el-partido-tercera-posicin-brind-su-apoyo-a-la-candidatura-de-sergio-massa|work=Sur54|title=El Partido Tercera Posición brindó su apoyo a la candidatura de Sergio Massa|date=19 October 2015|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish}} and it is currently part of the Federal Consensus coalition.{{cite web|url=https://www.latecla.info/5/impresion-101595-lavagna-inscribi-consenso-federal-y-sum-al-partido-de-g|work=La Tecla Info|title=Lavagna inscribió Consenso Federal y sumó al partido de Graciela Camaño|date=12 June 2019|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish}} As Camaño is a sitting member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, the party has representation at the federal level.

The party's electoral debut was in 2013, when Barrionuevo ran for Congress in his native Catamarca in coalition with the Renewal Front; Barrionuevo was not elected.{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/luis-barrionuevo-la-revancha-de-un-eterno-sobreviviente-nid1627661/|work=La Nación|title=Luis Barrionuevo: la revancha de un eterno sobreviviente|last=Rodríguez Niell|first=Paz|date=10 October 2013|accessdate=26 November 2020|language=Spanish}} Since then, only Camaño has achieved electoral wins at the federal level, securing a seat in Buenos Aires Province in 2015 and 2019.