The Frente de Todos (translated as "Everyone's Front") was a

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political coalition of political parties in

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formed to support President

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and Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Fernández won the 2019 general election with over 48% of the vote, defeating incumbent

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in the first round. The coalition currently holds a minority in both the

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and the

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; in both houses it is conformed as a unified

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. It was replaced by Unión por la Patria in June 2023, in order to compete in the

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on October of that year.

Ideology

The Frente de Todos is a coalition that seeks to create a union of all sectors of

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(including Kirchnerism),

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and

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, including

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political parties,

and

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, in order to avoid the continuation of the

presidency. The front has the support of most of the

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, such as the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and the Argentine Workers' Central Union (CTA), as well as many social organizations known as piqueteros.

History

After former Vice President Daniel Scioli's defeat in the 2015 general election and the subsequent fragmentation of

, former President

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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

and Cristina Kirchner. 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,

and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sworn-in in as

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and Vice President of Argentina. At nightfall, in the

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, 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. 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

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. 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. In April 2023, President Alberto Fernandez announced that he will not seek re-election in the next

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Member parties

Electoral performance

President

Legislative elections

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

References

External links

Official campaign website
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