Gabriel Solano

Gabriel Solano

Gabriel Esteban Solano (born 4 June 1974) is an Argentine Trotskyist political activist and president of the Workers' Party since 2019.[1] He was elected to the Buenos Aires City Legislature in 2017 and leads the Workers' Left Front.[2]

Solano unsuccessfully ran for president in 2023 with Vilma Ripoll as his vice presidential candidate.[3]

Biography

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Solano started his political activism in 1992, opposing the government of Carlos Menem. Solano briefly joined the Socialist Party before leading Unión de Juventudes por el Socialismo (English: "Youth Union for Socialism").[4]

He participated in the World Social Forum in 2002 and 2005 in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively.[4]

He has written articles on education, economic policy, and youth as a columnist for La Política Online,[5] Infobae,[6] and Prensa Obrera.[7]

As a legislator, he worked to address educational reform, particularly educational infrastructure.[8][9] He wrote a bill that would codify the separation of church and state in Buenos Aires.[10]

Solano promoted investigating the death of Santiago Maldonado,[11] assigning responsibility to the government.[12]

He criticized Mauricio Macri's Armed Forces reform policy, arguing the changes "hide a repressive plan."[13] In 2018, he opposed a labor reform package that included an agreement with the International Monetary Fund,[14] promoting a "labor movement" struggle over "labor reform."[15]

Solano was defeated in the 2023 primary elections.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Convocatoria Congreso Nacional Extraordinario Partido del Obrero - Orden Nacional" [Special Convocation of the National Congress of the Workers' Party - National Order]. Partido Obrero (in Spanish). 2 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Gabriel Solano". Partido Obrero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Resultados elecciones PASO 2023: ¿quién ganó, provincia por provincia?" [2023 simultaneous and mandatory open primaries results: who won, province by province?]. Infobae (in Spanish). 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Solano en el Gregorio Flores" [Solano in Gregorio Flores]. La Floresta (in Spanish). 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Solano". La Política Online (in Spanish). 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Gabriel Solano". Infobae (in Spanish). 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Gabriel Solano". Prensa Obrera (in Spanish). 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Un incendio en una escuela de Caballito dejó dos auxiliares hospitalizados" [A fire at a school in Caballito left two teaching assistants hospitalized]. Para Buenos Aires (in Spanish). 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Acuña ratifica la existencia de la UniCABA, pero cambiarán el proyecto de ley" [Acuña ratifies UniCABA, but the bill will change]. Pura Ciudad (in Spanish). 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  10. ^ "El FIT propone separar a la Iglesia del Estado en la Ciudad" [The Workers' Left Front proposes separating church and state in the City]. Noticias Urbanas (in Spanish). 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  11. ^ "La ronda de las Madres fue el escenario para exigir justicia por Santiago" [The Mothers' Round was the stage to demand justice for Santiago]. Tiempo Argentino (in Spanish). 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Gabriel Solano: "Está claro que el Gobierno detuvo a Santiago Maldonado"" [Gabriel Solano: "It's clear that the government detained Santiago Maldonado"]. La Salada AM 1300 (in Spanish). 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Solano repudió los anuncios de Macri sobre las Fuerzas Armadas" [Solano repudiated Macri's announcements on the Armed Forces]. Parlamentario (in Spanish). 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  14. ^ Perea, Yajaira (5 September 2018). "Argentina intenta frenar el desplome del peso con apoyo financiero del FMI" [Argentina tries to stem the collapse of the peso with financial support from the IMF]. France 24 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  15. ^ di Marco, Laura (4 May 2018). ""Vamos a promover una lucha del movimiento obrero contra la reforma laboral"" ["We are going to promote a struggle of the labor movement against labor reform"]. Noticias Urbanas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Poder Judicial de la Nación" [Judicial Power of the Nation] (PDF). Cámara Nacional Electoral (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.