Political coalition in Argentina
The Frente de Todos (translated as "Everyone's Front") was a
centre-left political coalition
[34]
[9] political parties in
Argentina formed to support President
Alberto Fernández and Vice President
Cristina Kirchner .
Fernández won the
2019 general election with over 48% of the vote, defeating incumbent
Mauricio Macri in the first round.
[35] The coalition currently holds a minority in both the
Argentine Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies ; in both houses it is conformed as a unified
bloc .
[36] It was replaced by
Unión por la Patria in June 2023, in order to compete in the
general election on October of that year.
[37]
Ideology
The Frente de Todos is a coalition that seeks to create a union of all sectors of
Peronism (including
Kirchnerism ),
progressivism and
social democracy , including
centrist political parties,
centre-left and
left-wing , in order to avoid the continuation of the
Mauricio Macri presidency.
[38]
[39]
The front has the support of the most of the
labor unions , such as the
General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and the
Argentine Workers' Central Union (CTA),
[40]
[41] as well as many social organizations known as
piqueteros .
[42]
History
After former Vice President
Daniel Scioli 's defeat in the
2015 general election and the subsequent fragmentation of
Peronism , former President
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner created a new movement, called
Citizen's Unity , which sought to win a majority in Congress and defeat the ruling
Cambiemos coalition. However, in the
2017 legislative election , Citizen's Unity only came second with 25.21% of the votes.
On 12 June 2019, the Peronist Front for All coalition was announced through a video that was posted on the official social media accounts of
Alberto Fernández and
Cristina Kirchner .
[43]
In the primary elections of 11 August 2019, the coalition won with 49.49% compared to 32.94% for
Juntos por el Cambio . Again in the
27 October elections , Alberto Fernandez won, with 48.24%, compared to 40.28% for Juntos por el Cambio.
On 10 December 2019, with a huge march in favor of the new government,
Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sworn-in in as
President and
Vice President of Argentina . At nightfall, in the
Casa Rosada , the assumption of the new president was celebrated with dances, lights, fireworks and speeches.
2021 post-electoral crisis
The coalition suffered a severe internal crisis after the holding of the primaries in the
2021 Argentine legislative election . It occurred after the results of said primary, in which the front was defeated in the main districts, particularly in the City of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires province. Three days later, on September 15, eight officials, all of them aligned with Vice President Cristina Fernández, made their resignation available to President Fernández. The list of the first resigners includes
Eduardo de Pedro ,
Martín Soria ,
Roberto Salvarezza ,
Luana Volnovich ,
Fernanda Raverta ,
Tristán Bauer , Paula Español and
Juan Cabandié .
[44]
On 14 November 2021, Frente de Todos lost its majority in Congress for the first time in almost 40 years in midterm legislative elections. The election victory of the center-right coalition, Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change), meant a tough final two years in office for President Alberto
Fernández . Losing control of the Senate made it difficult for him to make key appointments, including to the judiciary. While it remained the largest force in Congress, it also forced him to negotiate with the opposition every initiative he sends to the legislature.
[45]
[46]
In April 2023, President Alberto Fernandez announced that he will not seek re-election in the next
presidential election .
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Member parties
Electoral performance
President
Election year
Candidate(s)
First Round
Second Round
Result
No. votes
% vote
No. votes
% vote
2019
Alberto Fernández
12,946,037
48.24
—
Y Elected
Legislative elections
Chamber of Deputies
Election year
votes
%
seats won
Total seats
Position
Note
2019
11,606,411
45.26
Minority
Includes the
FCxS
2021
7,801,865
33.57
Minority
Includes the
FCxS
Senate
Election year
votes
%
seats won
Total seats
Position
Note
2019
2,609,017
46.30
Majority
Includes the
FCxS
2021
1,916,759
27.54
Minority
Includes the
FCxS
See also
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