Freemen of the South Movement

The Free of the South Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Libres del Sur) is a leftist political party created in 2006 in Argentina, made up of the Movimiento Barrios de Pie, the Agrupación Martín Fierro, the Frente Barrial 19 de Diciembre and the Corriente Patria Libre.

For the 19th century rebellion, see Freemen of the South.
Freemen of the South Movement

Movimiento Libres del Sur
PresidentHumberto Tumini
Founded2006
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Student wingMovimiento Universitario Sur
Membership47,596 (2016)[1]
IdeologyLeft-wing nationalism
Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Political positionCentre-left[2] to Left-wing[3]
National affiliationFederal Consensus
International affiliationForo de São Paulo
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
3 / 257
Website
http://libresdelsur.org.ar

History

In the 2007 Argentine general election, the movement had two of its members elected as national representatives in the Lower House of the Argentine National Congress, Cecilia Merchan and Victoria Donda, daughter of desaparecidos. They were elected on the lists of the ruling Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party and sit in the block of the Popular and Social Encounter.

It is led by Humberto Tumini, Jorge Ceballos, Jorge "Quito" Aragón (Agrupación Martín Fierro), Cecilia Merchan (Red de Mujeres Solidarias) and Isaac "Yuyo" Rudnik.

See also

References
  1. «Cámara Nacional Electoral - Estadística de Afiliados Primer Semestre 2016 - Secretaría de Actuación Judicial - Unidad de Recopilación y Producción de Datos - Registro Nacional de Partidos Políticos» https://www.electoral.gov.ar. 2016.
  2. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/la-centroizquierda-logro-sellar-una-amplia-alianza-nid1591485/
  3. "Declaración de Principios | Libres del Sur". Libres del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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