The Social and Political Front (

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: ''Frente Social y Político,'' FSP) was a political coalition of several

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. Its creation was proposed by

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in 1999 at the Central Unitary Workers' Union (CUT) Congress in opposition to the

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government and two party political monopoly. In 2005, it was part of the wider Democratic Alternative (AD) movement, which in 2006 joined the

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(PDI) in order to create the

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(PDA) alliance. They supported

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for the

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Participants

Parties and organizations affiliated with the coalition included the

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, Present for Socialism, Poder y Unidad Popular, Gustavo Marín Workers Collective, Movement for the Defense of the Rights of the People (MODEP), the Patriotic Union (UP), and several unions and social organizations.

Notable members

* Wilson Borja *

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* Alejo Vargas * Alfredo Molano * Lorenzo Muelas * Gloria Cuartas *

Orlando Fals Borda Orlando Fals Borda (Barranquilla, 11 July 1925 - Bogotá, 12 August 2008) was a Colombian researcher and sociologist, one of the most important Latin American thinkers, and one of the founders of participatory action research. Together with Fat ...

* Daniel García Peña

Political Development

In the March 10th 2002 legislative election, the coalition won parliamentary representation as one of the many small parties who participated. It won two seats in the Chamber, with Wilson Borja and

, and one in the

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, with Former

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of Colombia's Constitutional Court

. Senator Gaviria Díaz, a member of the FSP, was chosen as Democratic Alternative's presidential pre-candidate. In March 2006, the AD and the PDI subsequently decided on a common candidate for that year's May 28 elections, selecting Carlos Gaviria over the PDI's Antonio Navarro.

References

External links

Frente Social y Político - Official Homepage
(in Spanish) Defunct left-wing political party alliances Defunct political party alliances in Colombia Defunct socialist parties in South America Socialist parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub