The Salta Identity Party ( es, Partido Identidad Salteña; PAIS) is a provincial political party in the

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. It was founded by

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ahead of the 2015 general election; Sáenz has been

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of Salta since 2019. The party was a member of the

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alliance until 2017, when it aligned itself with

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. It supported

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and former Salta governor

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unsuccessful presidential run; since then it has distanced itself from any national alliances. The party counts with representation – but no majorities – in both houses of the Salta provincial legislature. It counts with no representation at the federal level. Its logo, adopted ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial elections, is a stylized '' poncho salteño''. The party's use of the traditional poncho led to a legal dispute with an ally party, Salta Unites Us (SNU), that also used a stylized poncho as part of its image. The dispute was settled by the province's Electoral Tribunal, which sentenced in favor of PAIS and ruled both parties could freely use the poncho as their logo.

Electoral results

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

Salta governorship

References

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