The Alfarista Radical Front (, FRA) was a centrist
liberal party
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left.
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in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
, founded in 1972. One of its best known figures was former acting president
Fabián Alarcón.
The party was named after the most prominent liberal politician in Ecuadorian history,
Eloy Alfaro
José Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912) often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro emerged as the leader ...
, who founded the country's first institutionalized Liberal Party in 1884.
In the
2002 Ecuadorian general election, the party supported the candidacy of
Xavier Neira Menéndez.
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Liberalism
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Contributions to liberal theory
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* ''Contribution'' (album), by Mica Paris (1990)
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Liberalism worldwide
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List of liberal parties
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Liberal democracy
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Liberalism and radicalism in Ecuador
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Terrorism in Ecuador
References
Liberal parties in Ecuador
Political parties established in 1972
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Terrorism in Ecuador
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