 In the years after Perón's first years in office, several provincial parties emerged, often as a vehicle for the continued activities of Peronists, whose party was then banned, or as coalitions of politicians from all sectors wishing to take forward provincial interests.Provincial parties grew in popularity and number after the return of democracy in 1983, and took several of the provincial governor positions.Both these parties and the provincial branches of the UCR and PJ have frequently been dominated by modern "caudillos" and family dynasties, such as the Sapags of Neuquén and the Rodríguez Saá's of San Luis.