Partido Patria Libre
Political party in Paraguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Political party in Paraguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Partido Patria Libre (lit. Free Homeland Party, PPL) is a far-left Marxist–Leninist communist party in Paraguay. It defines its goals as "Marxist–Leninist, socialist patriotist, and anti-imperialist."
Free Fatherland Party Partido Patria Libre | |
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Founded | 3 February 1990 |
Headquarters | Asunción |
Armed wing | EPP (until 2005) |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-left |
International affiliation | Foro de São Paulo |
Party flag | |
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The PPL was founded by former activists of the Popular Democratic Movement (MDP) on 3 February 1990, under the name Corriente Patria Libre (lit. Free Homeland Current). In February 1992, it was renamed Movimiento Patria Libre (Free Homeland Movement). It acquired its current name in December 2002 after the movement was officially registered as a political party.
The PPL has strong roots in the movement for left regroupment and led the United Left (Paraguay) (IU) alliance, which also included the Workers' Party (PT), the Socialist Revolutionary Nucleus (NRS), the April 19 Indigenous Movement (M-19 Abril), and the Paraguayan Socialist Party (PSP). The Paraguayan Communist Party (PCP) withdrew from IU in 2003.
In the 2003 presidential elections, Tomás Zayas of the United Left received about 0.3 percent of the vote (4,550 total votes). In the 2003 legislative elections, PPL candidates won 1.1% of the vote in the Chamber of Deputies and 1% of the vote in the Senate. Neither result was significant enough to win any seats. The party did not participate in the 2008 general elections, but contested the 2013 elections, in which it received around 0.1% of the vote, again failing to win any seats.
The PPL platform calls for, among other things,
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