The Republican Force Tucumán is a provincial conservative political party in Tucumán Province

Tucumán Province

Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...

, Argentina

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The party was set up by Antonio Domingo Bussi

Antonio Domingo Bussi

Antonio Domingo Bussi was an Army General and politician prominent in the recent history of Tucumán Province, Argentina.-Early career:...

, who was Tucumán's Governor during the eary years of the 1976-83 dictatorship

National Reorganization Process

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, and was found guilty of murder, kidnapping, and corruption charges.

As of 2009, Fuerza Republicana holds one of Tucumán's three senators, Carlos Salazar

Carlos Salazar (Argentine politician)

Carlos Eduardo Salazar is a former Argentine Senator for Tucumán Province. He is a member of the Republican Force Tucumán , a political party founded by former general Antonio Bussi....

. The Party's second senator, Delia Pinchetti de Sierra Morales

Delia Pinchetti de Sierra Morales

Delia Norma Pinchetti de Sierra Morales is an Argentine politician and a former member of the Republican Force Tucumán .-Biography:Delia Norma Pinchetti de Sierra Morales is a former Senator for Tucumán Province...

, resigned from Republican Force in May 2009 after being dropped as a candidate, and has since joined the Unión Pro Federal

Republican Proposal

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. FR has been part of a coalition with a minor, free market

Free market

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-oriented party, Recreate for Growth

Recreate for Growth

Recreate for Growth was a conservative liberal political party in Argentina, that existed from 2002 to 2009.The party was formed in March 2002, mostly by market-oriented members of the Radical Civic Union, headed by Ricardo López Murphy....

 (itself aligned to the Unión Pro).

Its leading politician, Ricardo Bussi, son of Antonio Bussi, was a senator until 2007 when he stood for Governor of Tucumán Province without success.