Broad Front UNEN Frente Amplio UNEN | |
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| Abbreviation | FAUNEN |
| President | Fernando Solanas[1] |
| Founded | June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)(as an electoral alliance) April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)(recognized as a political coalition) |
| Dissolved | March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)(after theUCR's National convention) |
| Preceded by | Broad Progressive Front |
| Succeeded by | Cambiemos(UCR, CC-ARI) Progresistas(PS, PSA, GEN, LDS) |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Ideology | Progressivism[2][3] Social liberalism[4] Social democracy[5] Third Way Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Center[6] tocentre-left[6] |
| Colours | Light green,Sky blue,Red, &Pink |
| Members | Radical Civic Union Civic Coalition ARI Project South Socialist Party Authentic Socialist Party Generation for a National Encounter Freemen of the South Civic Front of Córdoba |
| Website | |
| frenteampliounen.org | |
Broad Front UNEN (Spanish:Frente Amplio UNEN) was acenter-left[7]political coalition inArgentina. It arose through an alliance betweenRadical Civic Union,Civic Coalition ARI,Proyecto Sur,Freemen of the South Movement,Socialist Party,Authentic Socialist Party, andGEN.
The name UNEN is an acronym of "Unión y Encuentro" (Spanish:Unity and meeting).[8]
Founded in April 2014, the purpose of the coalition was to unite the parties that opposePeronism andKirchnerism in a single entity, but the inclusion of thecenter-right partyRepublican Proposal was a controversial topic among the parties.[9][10][11][12]
The coalition was composed of several parties. TheBroad Progressive Front was a socialist coalition that placed second in the2011 Argentine general election, with the candidateHermes Binner. UNEN was another coalition created in the2013 Argentine legislative election, composed by the Radical Civic Union, Proyecto Sur, and the Civic Coalition ARI. With the candidatesPino Solanas andElisa Carrió running for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, respectively, UNEN placed second in the city of Buenos Aires, forcingDaniel Filmus (the candidate of the national government) into third place, thus ousting him from Senate.[10]
The Broad Front UNEN coalition had its inauguration at the Argentine Broadway Theatre. Radical politicianLuis Brandoni announced the content of the constitution document, which was then signed by the leaders of the parties.[10]
The coalition includes most Argentine parties that are not Peronist. The likely Peronist candidates for the2015 presidential election areDaniel Scioli, governor of the Buenos Aires province;Sergio Massa, elected deputy in 2013; and other candidates sponsored by the national government such asSergio Urribarri andFlorencio Randazzo.[13]
There was some controversy about the inclusion of the Republican Proposal, led by Buenos Aires mayorMauricio Macri, in the coalition. Macri's support would be needed to counter the powerful Peronist parties, but he is a conservative and most parties in the coalition are left-wing or centre-left.[10] As of April 2014, Solanas,Margarita Stolbizer, andRicardo Alfonsín rejected to join forces with Macri, whereas Carrió and other radicals did not reject the idea.[14] Macri ruled out an electoral alliance, but proposed instead to find consensus for national policies after the elections.[15]
The inauguration of the provincial wing of UNEN for theBuenos Aires Province, the largest province of Argentina, is scheduled for May 22, one month after the general national inauguration. It will take place at theNational University of Avellaneda. The likely candidates for governor of the Buenos Aires province areFacundo Manes, Héctor Gutiérrez,Miguel Bazze,Gerardo Milman, Sergio Buil, Sebastián Cinquerrui andMario Cafiero.[16] Elisa Carrió has commented that she may run for governor instead of president, but dismissed the idea later.[17] The coalition also intends to make a meeting on May 24 at the house of the 1852San Nicolás Agreement, but the place is owned by the ministry of culture of the province, currently under the Kirchnerite rule of Scioli. So far, it has not given authorization for the event.[18]
UNEN opposed the nationalization of theNavy Petty-Officers School of Mechanics, which is under the jurisdiction of the city of Buenos Aires. A press release from UNEN described the handover as "illegal and arbitrary".[19]
They also proposed a reduction to theincome tax, which was not updated according to the high inflation, but the Kirchnerite legislators retired from Congress to prevent the minimum quorum.[20]
| Party | Leader | Ideology | Position | |
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| Civic Front of Córdoba | Luis Juez | Córdobaregionalism | Center | |
| Coalición Cívica ARI | Elisa Carrió | Social liberalism | Center | |
In the October2013 legislative election, alliances of UCR, CC-ARI, PS and other centre-left parties (mainly components of the 2011Broad Progressive Front) ran in most provinces, usually under the name of the Progressive, Civic and Social Front. In the city of Buenos Aires, an analogous alliance was calledUNEN, in ChacoUnion for Chaco, in JujuyJujuyan Front, in CatamarcaCivic and Social Front and in Santa CruzFront Let's Change for Growth. In Córdoba, Mendoza and Entre Rios, however, the UCR ran separately from the rest of the centre-left opposition.
Opinion polls made by Poliarquía in April 2014 revealed that UNEN may be fourth in the electoral preferences, behind Massa, Scioli and Macri. The study shows as well that the four parties may be having very close electoral preferences. Eduardo Fidanza, director of Poliarquía, suggested that UNEN may be fourth in the electoral preferences because, unlike the other candidates, the coalition does not have an obvious political leader, and may increase its chances after the primary elections.[21]
The poll asked as well a preferred candidate of UNEN to those who may vote for the coalition. There was a tie between Hermes Binner andJulio Cobos, followed by Elisa Carrió.[21]
Elisa Carrió was the first to leave the coalition, making instead an alliance with Macri and running in the primary elections against him.Hermes Binner declined his presidential candidacy, to focus on keeping the Santa Fe province for the socialist party. TheRadical Civic Union made a congress to decide the candidacies and alliances, and appointed Sanz as the candidate to run against Macri. Cobos accepted the result of the discussion and declined his candidacy.[citation needed]
| Election year | votes | % | seats won | Total seats | Position | Presidency | Note |
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| 2013 | 5,460,861 | 23.81 | 34 | 61 / 257 | Minority | Cristina Fernández (FPV—PJ) |
| Election year | votes | % | seats won | Total seats | Position | Presidency | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,356,419 | 26.37 | 3 | 19 / 72 | Minority | Cristina Fernández (FPV—PJ) |
The Frente Amplio UNEN was a coalition of centrist and center-left parties, including the traditional UCR and the Socialist Party.
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