Patriot Front (Spanish: ''Frente Patriota'') is a

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political party formed by the fusion of Bandera Vecinal and Gente en Acción parties in 2017, originally starting as a

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. It has been described as a

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, and

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political party. Its leader is , a far-right

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politician.

History

It was officialized by the Court Supreme as a

in 2017, after the union of Bandera Vecinal and Gente en Acción. It had a heavy controversy during

2017 Argentine legislative election Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2017 to elect half of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Deputies and one third of the Argentine Senate, Senate. The result was a victory for the ruling Cambiemos alliance, b ...

in which the party was criticized because of receiving 20 million

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for ballot print, but the National Electoral Council decided to decrease his funds, however the party printed all their ballots and presented their candidates nevertheless. Patriot Front took the case to the Jury and finally, the Court revoked the council's decision in favor of the party. In those elections, they gained 4,100 votes in

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, and 28,500 votes in the

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for national deputies and 31,500 for national senators.

Ideology

The party describes itself as "a party of nationalist men and women united by the same thought and scale of values: the deep love for our Argentina and the firm determination to fight against its internal and external enemies". The party has been described as far-right and that it embraces

values. It is widely unpopular among the population, mainly because of its

and ultranationalist positions, its apologist position towards the military dictatorships of the country, and its support for a

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society. Patriot Front has an online manifesto. It follows an aggressive foreign policy, which includes good relations with neighbours, annexing the

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and severing diplomatic relations with the

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and

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. It supports the

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claim and oppose

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. Patriot Front supports restoring

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Presidential results

For the

2019 Argentine general election General elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019, to elect the president of Argentina, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces. The Peronist, left-wing Frente de Todos ticket of Alberto Fernández, forme ...

, Patriot Front presented Biondini as a candidate for president and Enrique Venturino as Biondini's running mate for vice president, but during primary vote, it obtained 0.24% and 58,944 of the total voters in the country. Having failed to have 1.5% of the required, it was disqualified from the elections. In the

2023 Argentine general election General elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2023 to elect the President of Argentina, president, Vice President of Argentina, vice president, members of the National Congress of Argentina, National Congress, and the governors of mos ...

, Biondini's son César Biondini ran for president under his father's coalition, alongside Mariel Avedaño as his running mate.

References

{{Argentine political parties

External links

Official site
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