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The Libertarian Party (Spanish: Partido Libertario; PL) is a right-wing Argentinian political party. It was formed on 16 October, 2018, and is ideologically right-libertarian. It has representatives from 8 districts: the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, La Pampa, Mendoza, San Juan, and Santa Fe. It is one of the founding and integrated parties of La Libertad Avanza.

It first participated in the 2019 presidential election, running candidate José Luis Espert for president. In the 2019 legislative election it co-founded the the political coalition La Libertad Avanza and ran Javier Milei as a candidate for National Deputy, which he won with 17% of the vote, obtaining its first legislative representative.

It is currently supporting Milei as a candidate for president in the 2023 general election.

Founding and First years
The party was founded in 2018 by a majority of young people from across the country who connected over their sympathies with the media economist Javier Milei. On February 23rd the following year, Milei publicly affiliated with the party after it named him its honorary president at a party in the capital.

In March of 2019, the party was given an official legal status in the province of Córdoba; this was the first district where the party had been legally recognized. However, the following year this legal status expired.

2019 Elections
The party participated unofficially in the 2019 presidential election, supporting the party "Unite for Liberty and Dignity" and their candidate José Luis Espert for president. The party failed to garner much support, placing sixth with 1.47% of the votes cast.

In the legislative election, in the province of Cordoba, where the party had official legal status, it formed a coalition with the UCEDE, supporting candidate Agustín Spaccessi for National Deputy. However, he was unable to attain the votes required in the primaries.

2021 Elections
In April 2021 in Tierra del Fuego, where the PL had provisional legal recognition, the party was dissolved (by whom?) to create the United Republicans party in that district. Later it would obtain official legal status.

In the 2021 legislative elections the party formed the electoral alliance La Libertad Avanza in Buenos Aires. The alliance's electoral list included Javier Milei first, followed by Victoria Villarruel and Nicolás Emma. The alliance gained 17% of the vote in the city and Milei was successfully elected to the Chamber of Deputies. This was the PL's first legislative representation.

In the Province of Buenos Aires the PL failed to reach a party consensus and split, supporting two different electoral platforms. One side supported the alliance Avanza Libertad and its candidate José Luis Espert, while the other supported the party "All for Buenos Aires" and its candidate José Ignacio Raffo for national deputy. The latter failed to gain enough votes in the primaries with only 0.57% of the vote.

2023 Elections
On October 18, 2022, PL gained legal recognition in the San Juan province, being the first district in which they gained said status. Meanwhile, in November of the same year, PL started the process in order to be recognized as a party in the Tierra del Fuego district. The same thing happened in December, in San Luis, Neuquén and Corrientes. On November 14, PL was granted legal recognition as a party in the Buenos Aires Province. On January 18, 2023, PL gained recognition in the Mendoza Province, being the second provincial district in which they gained said status. On March 6, PL gained provisional legal personality in the Corrientes Province, while on March 10 PL reacquired a provisional legal personality in the Córdoba Province, after they had lost it in 2021. On May 9, PL gained definitive legal personality in Capital Federal, being the third provincial district in which they gained said status. During the month of June, the party was going to gain definitive legal personality in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca and Santa Fe; and provisional legal personality in San Luis.

Elecciones provinciales
The provincial authorities in San Luis and Tucumán decided to separate themselves from Milei and La Libertad Avanza. In the case of San Luis, they left because LLA chose se escogió como referente político local a Bartolomé Abdala, fundador del PRO en la provincia, argumentando que "no representa las ideas de la libertad y que es parte de la casta política"; aunque paradójicamente el Partido Libertario terminó formando parte de la alianza Cambia San Luis en la provincia junto al PRO, que ganó las elecciones con el 53,10% de los votos. Por otro lado en Tucumán se separaron de LLA por aliarse con el partido Fuerza Republicana, liderado por Ricardo Bussi. Aunque en esa provincia no se presentaron a elecciones.

In Santa Fe, although the party failed to officially present itself, it decided to make an agreement with the UNITE party, the president Silvia Malfesi, along with Amalia Granata joining the list of Provincial Council candidates.

In Mendoza, they joined the coalition "La Unión Mendocina", with Partido Demócrata, and a faction that left Cambia Mendoza, promoting Omar de Marchi as a candidate for governor.

National elections
For presidential elections Partido Libertario is officially part of La Libertad Avanza, registered by the local authorities in the La Pampa district; while for legislative elections, there are 4 districts (PBA, Corrientes, Mendoza y San Juan) with candidates. In the case of the Buenos Aires and Corrientes Provinces, the party decided to campaign for LLA.

Ideology
The party's ideology, according to its platform, is centered around libertarianism and is in favor of a free market and a minimal, secular state. However, some members of the party also advocate for classical liberal, anarcho-capitalist, and syncretic positions. The party's leader, Javier Milei, has various political positions that would be considered conservative, including opposition to abortion, including in cases of rape, and rejecting comprehensive sex education in schools.

Juventud Libertaria
El partido cuenta con su agrupación juvenil, denominada Juventud Libertaria (también llamados Jóvenes Libertarios). Sus inicios se dan en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, pero con la afiliación de Javier Milei al PL y su posterior auge político, comenzó a ser más reconocida, llegando a tener presencia en varias provincias del país.

Districts
El partido cuenta con personería jurídica de Distrito en 8 provincias (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Mendoza, La Pampa, San Juan, Santa Fe y Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires) y personería provisoria en Córdoba y San Luis. Además de tener personería provincial en la provincia de Chaco, Córdoba y San Luis, y personería municipal en San Salvador de Jujuy. Mientras tanto, ha iniciado trámites para obtener la personería jurídica en las provincias de Jujuy, Misiones, Neuquén, Salta, Santiago del Estero y Tierra del Fuego.

National elections
Presidential