Information on a split in the Justicialista party into two groups known as "renovadores" and "oficialistas" [ARG6439]

In addition to the information already provided by your regional Documentation Centre, please find attached a copy of the following documents describing the abovementioned split which reportedly occurred in early and mid-1985:
-Latin American Weekly Report (London: Latin American Newsletters, Monthly): 22 February 1985, p. 11; 5 July 1985, p. 10; 2 August 1985, p. 2; 9 August 1985, p. 12 (backcover).
-Latin American Political Movements, (London: Longman Publishing Group, 1986), pp. 8-9;

FREJUDEPA is reported by South America, Central America and the Caribbean 1988 (London: Europa Publications, 1988), p. 137 (attached), to be the acronym of the "Frente Renovador, Justicia, Democracia y Participación" (Renewalist Front, Justice, Democracy and Participation). The source states that FREJUDEPA is one of three factions of the PJ (Partido Justicialista, known also as Partido Peronista), indicates the faction was formed in 1985 and names Carlos Menem as one of its leaders.

Reports of violent confrontations between the two factions mentioned in your request could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC. Research of particular events within a more defined timeframe can be performed upon further request.

23 July 1990

1990/07/00eSubject:

Argentina: Information on a split in the Justicialista party into two groups known as "renovadores" and "oficialistas"
From:

Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre, Ottawa
Keywords:

Argentina / political systems / political parties

In addition to the information sent to you earlier today, please find attached the following articles which contain information which may be of interest. As discussed by telephone, the reports currently available to the IRBDC concerning the abovementioned split in the Peronist party refer to the "renovador" and the "oficialista" faction. However, these more recent documents which report the victory of the "renovador" faction in the 3 November 1985 elections over the other Peronist factions make references to an "orthodox" faction. The "orthodox" faction mentioned in these reports appears to be the "oficialista" faction discussed in the earlier articles on the Peronist party divisions, although no clear reference to when the term "orthodox" started to be used could be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.

The following attached reports are from the Latin American Weekly Report:

-"Surveying the elections", 1 November 1988, p. 10;
-8 November 1988: "Raúl Alfonsín wins much-needed vote for democracy", p. 1; "Radicals sweep the elections", p. 3.