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SILVA ABELENDA, Beatriz María. The Alliance Coalition in Argentina (1999-2001): A Case between Blocs. Perf. latinoam. [online]. 2015, vol.23, n.45, pp.31-58. ISSN 0188-7653.

This paper studies the cohesion of the Alliance parliamentary bloc in the House, from the perspective of co-sponsorship applied to the first case of formal coalition since the return to democracy in 1983. The paper analyzes the performance of the ruling bloc according to the constitutive characteristics such as federal composition, gender and background parliamentarians, the space occupied in the Commission System and its status as the ruling bloc to explore the motivations and their characteristics in a coalition government. The district and the party identified as explanatory variables for the Argentine case, this paper highlights the experience of members, the distribution of the bloc in the House and the political course during 2000 and 2001 as the foundation of the course of cooperation within the ruling bloc.

Palavras-chave : legislative bloc; cohesion; Parliament; co-sponsorship; Legislative Power; Argentina; coalition.