- Broad Front (Argentina)
The Broad Front ( _es. Frente Grande) is a left-wing political party in Argentina most prominent in the
1990s .The party was set up by a group of left-wing
Justicialist Party members of theArgentine Chamber of Deputies , most notably Carlos Álvarez , and other left-wingers who were annoyed at the neo-liberal policies of PresidentCarlos Menem . In 1990 the rebel Justicialists, having formedFredeJuSo , came together with theCommunist Party of Argentina and others in a loose coalition. Álvarez proposed forming a unified party and dissolving the constituent members, thus automatically excluding the Communists, who left.In May 1993 they joined with "Frente del Sur ", a party set up by film-makerPino Solanas , to form the "Frente Grande". Álvarez was re-elected a deputy on behalf of the Frente.In the 1994 elections, the party's list in the city of
Buenos Aires gained 38% of the vote and several deputies were elected around the country, including Álvarez and Solanas. Solanas left the party a short while later over personal differences.In spring 1994, Álvarez led the "Frente Grande"e into a new alliance, creating the
Front for a Country in Solidarity (FrePaSo). FrePaSo would continue the success of the "Frente Grande" and propel Álvarez to be vice-president of the country. The "Frente Grande" continued to be a force in Buenos Aires politics, but has become largely marginalised with the collapse of FrePaSo; its members have largely joined the newSupport for an Egalitarian Republic (ARI) party or returned to the Peronists under centre-left PresidentsNéstor Kirchner and his wife and successorCristina Fernández de Kirchner . Formally the Front is now part of the Kirchners' rulingFront for Victory .At the 2005 legislative elections, sections of the remaining Front joined the "
Encuentro Amplio " with other left-wing parties inBuenos Aires andBuenos Aires Province . The coalition did badly and lost its existing national representation. In 2007, members of the Front includingMaría José Bongiorno were elected as part of the Front for Victory.
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