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{{short description|Political coalition in Argentina}}
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{{Infobox Political Party
| colorcode        = #FF8C00
| name             = Progressive, Civic and Social Front
| native_name      = Frente Progresista, Cívico y Social
| abbreviation     = FPCyS
| logo             = Logo Frente Progresista Argentina.svg
| leader           = [[Antonio Bonfatti]]
| foundation       = 2006
| dissolution      = 2023
| position         = [[Centre-left]]<ref>{{cite news|title=La centroizquierda logró sellar una amplia alianza|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1591485-la-centroizquierda-logro-sellar-una-amplia-alianza|access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref>
| ideology         = [[Progressivism]]<br>[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]
| merger           = [[Socialist Party (Argentina)|PS]]<br>[[Generation for a National Encounter|GEN]]<br>[[Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina)|PDP]]<br>[[Freemen of the South Movement|MLS]]<br>[[Intransigent Party|PI]]<br>[[Solidarity and Equality|SI]]
| seats1_title     = Seats in the [[Argentine Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|2|257|hex=#FF8C00}}
| seats2_title     = Seats in the [[Argentine Senate|Senate]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|0|72|hex=#FF8C00}}
| seats3_title     = Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|28|50|hex=#FF8C00}}
| seats4_title     = Senate of Santa Fe
| seats4           = {{Composition bar|7|19|hex=#FF8C00}}
| website          = 
| country          = Argentina
}}

The '''Progressive, Civic and Social Front''' ({{Langx|es|Frente Progresista Cívico y Social}}, '''FPCyS''') was a [[center-left]] [[political coalition]] in [[Santa Fe Province]], [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Santa Fe: tras una década, la UCR rompió con el socialismo|url=http://www.ambito.com/885441-santa-fe-tras-una-decada-la-ucr-rompio-con-el-socialismo|access-date=2 August 2017|language=es-AR}}</ref>

== History ==
It was first formed in [[Santa Fe Province]] in 2006, but was adapted in other provinces for the [[2013 Argentine legislative election|2013 legislative elections]], as well. In Santa Fe, it is made up of the [[Socialist Party (Argentina)|Socialist Party]], the [[Generation for a National Encounter|GEN Party]], the [[Radical Civic Union]], the [[Civic Coalition ARI]], [[Freemen of the South Movement|Freemen of the South]], the [[Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina)|Democratic Progressive Party]], Popular Unity, local factions of the [[Communist Party (Argentina)|Communist Party]] and some dissident [[Justicialist Party|Peronists]]. In other provinces, the composition differs slightly. In the city of Buenos Aires, a similar alliance ran under the name, '''[[Broad Front UNEN|UNEN]]'''.

== Provincial alliance in Santa Fe ==
At the [[Elections in Argentina, 2005|legislative elections]] of 23 October 2005, the front won five of the 127 elected deputies (out of a total of 257). At the Santa Fe elections of 2 September 2007, FPCyS obtained its first major victory as socialist [[Hermes Binner]] was elected Governor of Santa Fe Province.
At the [[2009 Argentine legislative election|national legislative elections]] of 28 June 2009,the FPCyS in Santa Fe won the deputies election by a 0.01% (39.85% - 39.84%) difference with the second front and were defeated in the senators election by a 1.67% (40.59% - 42.26%) difference.

With the governor Hermes Binner as a presidential candidate for the [[2011 Argentine general election|2011 general election]], primaries were made for electing his successor. The FPCyS candidate, then Minister of Government of the Santa Fe Province, [[Antonio Bonfatti]], was elected governor.

== 2013 election and nationwide replication ==
In the October [[2013 Argentine legislative election|2013 legislative election]], alliances of UCR, CC-ARI, PS and other centre-left parties (mainly components of the 2011 [[Broad Progressive Front (Argentina)|Broad Progressive Front]]) ran in most provinces, usually under the name of the Progressive, Civic and Social Front. In the city of Buenos Aires, an analogous alliance was called ''[[Broad Front UNEN|UNEN]]'', in Chaco ''Union for Chaco'', in Jujuy ''Jujuyan Front'', in Catamarca ''Civic and Social Front'' and in Santa Cruz ''Front Let's Change for Growth''. In Córdoba, Mendoza and Entre Rios, however, the UCR ran separately from the rest of the centre-left opposition.

== See also ==
* [[Radical Civic Union]]
* [[Broad Progressive Front (Argentina)|Broad Progressive Front]]
* [[Broad Front UNEN]]

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