Broad Front (Peru)

Broad Front for Justice, Life and Liberty
Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad
AbbreviationFA
LeaderMarco Arana
Founded21 June 2013; 11 years ago (2013-06-21)
Membership (2020)4,196
IdeologySocialism
Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Political positionLeft-wing
ColorsGreen, Red
Congress
0 / 130
Governorships
0 / 25
Regional Councillors
4 / 274
Province Mayorships
0 / 196
District Mayorships
0 / 1,874
Election symbol
Website
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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.

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.

  1. ^ El Frente Amplio for Justicia, Vida y Libertad: datos generales ("general data"), Observatorio para la Gobernabilidad (in Spanish)