We Are Energy to Renew Santa Cruz (), better known by its short name, SER Santa Cruz (also meaning "Being Santa Cruz") is a provincial political party in the

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. It was founded in 2019 by oil workers' union leader

Claudio Vidal Claudio Orlando Vidal (born 4 June 1980) is an Argentine trade unionist and politician currently serving as Governor of Santa Cruz Province. From 2021 to 2023, he was a National Deputy elected to represent Santa Cruz. He belongs to the local Somo ...

, in opposition to then-governor of Santa Cruz,

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. It is a regionalist (provincialist) and

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party in ideology. Originally part of the

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(FDT) coalition, ahead of the 2021 legislative election SER split in order to compete against the FDT for representation in the

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. It found support in the oil-producing regions of the province. In the 2023 provincial elections, Vidal was elected

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of Santa Cruz.

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* Provincial political parties in Argentina Santa Cruz Province, Argentina 2019 establishments in Argentina Political parties established in 2019 Peronist parties and alliances in Argentina {{Argentina-party-stub