We Are Energy to Renew Santa Cruz (Spanish: Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz), better known by its short name, SER Santa Cruz (also meaning "Being Santa Cruz") is a provincial political party in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. It was founded in 2019 by oil workers' union leader Claudio Vidal, in opposition to then-governor of Santa Cruz, Alicia Kirchner.[6]

SER Santa Cruz
Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz
LeaderClaudio Vidal
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
IdeologyRegionalism[1]
Peronism[2][3]
Political positionCenter[4]
National affiliationFrente de Todos (2019–2021)[5]
Por Santa Cruz (2023–present)
Deputies (Santa Cruz seats)
2 / 5
Senators (Santa Cruz seats)
1 / 3
Seats in the Santa Cruz Legislature
11 / 24
Website
Official website

It is a regionalist (provincialist)[1] and peronist party in ideology.[3][7]

Originally part of the Frente de Todos (FDT) coalition, ahead of the 2021 legislative election SER split in order to compete against the FDT for representation in the Argentine National Congress.[5] It found support in the oil-producing regions of the province.[8] In the 2023 provincial elections, Vidal was elected governor of Santa Cruz.[9]

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  1. ^ a b Lacour, Pedro (6 October 2023). "Se consolida el fenómeno de los "provincialismos" a costa de un retroceso inédito del peronismo". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ Boffeli, Ariel (22 November 2021). "La Patagonia, de bastión del kirchnerismo a territorio hostil para el Gobierno". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bárbara De Cristofaro: "SER es la primera fuerza peronista en Santa Cruz"". Diario El Cóndor (in Spanish). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - Political Party - Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz (SER)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Valdez, Beto (19 November 2021). "El sindicalista petrolero que derrotó a Alicia, pero puede ser funcional a Máximo Kirchner". MDZ Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ Salinas, Lucía (30 December 2023). "Claudio Vidal: "El kirchnerismo es un modelo político que ya no tiene más nada que ofrecer al país"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Cómo quedan conformadas las cámaras de diputados y senadores a partir del 10 de diciembre". Política Argentina (in Spanish). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Santa Cruz: oposiciones fortalecidas con la mira en 2023". CIPPEC (in Spanish). November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ Soriano, Fernando (14 August 2023). "El kirchnerismo perdió la gobernación en Santa Cruz después de 32 años". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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