Broad Front (Peru)
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The Broad Front for Justice, Life and Liberty (Spanish: Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad),[1] or simply Broad Front (Spanish: Frente Amplio), is a major political coalition of parties, political organizations, social movements and activist citizens of Peru whose main objective is to consolidate the different leftist, progressive, socialist and communist sectors.
Broad Front for Justice, Life and Liberty Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad | |
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Abbreviation | FA |
Leader | Marco Arana |
Founded | 21 June 2013; 10 years ago (2013-06-21) |
Membership (2020) | 4,196 |
Ideology | Socialism Democratic socialism Progressivism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colors | Green, Red |
Congress | 0 / 130
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Governorships | 0 / 25
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Regional Councillors | 4 / 274
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Province Mayorships | 0 / 196
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District Mayorships | 0 / 1,874
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Election symbol | |
Website | |
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It was founded in June 2013. It had its origin in the Encounter of Social and Political Organizations held in 2007 and its initial objective was to promote the defense of the territories. It has been part of the Congress of the Republic since 2012 as part of the Popular Action-Frente Amplio parliamentary group, and since 2016 with its own bench. During the Parliamentary Interregno after the dissolution of the Congress it has two members in the Permanent Assembly.
In the general elections of 2016, the party participated by running Verónika Mendoza as a presidential candidate. In the elections, held on April 10, the party became the third largest political force in the country, obtaining its first parliamentary minority in the Congress of the Republic. In the 2016-2021 Parliamentary Period, before the dissolution of the Congress, it obtained 20 congressional seats. In July 2017, the bench was divided and 10 of the 20 congressmen created the New Peru party.