Regional and Popular Front

The Regional and Popular Front (Spanish: Frente Regional y Popular, FRP) was a Chilean centre-left political party with a regionalist ideology. It was active only in the regions of Antofagasta and Atacama. On June 20, 2016, the legal constitution of the party was recognized in the aforementioned regions and in April 2017 it merged with other several regionalist parties into the Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS).[1]

Regional and Popular Front
Frente Regional y Popular
LeaderJaime Mulet
General SecretaryOmar Monardes
FoundedNovember 24, 2015
LegalisedJune 20, 2016
DissolvedApril 25, 2017
Merged intoSocial Green Regionalist Federation
HeadquartersPlaza O'Higgins 40, Vallenar
IdeologyRegionalism
Progressivism
Green politics
Political positionCentre-left
ColorsBlue,Yellow

History

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FRP was founded on November 24, 2015 (as stated in the news report published on January 21, 2016, in the Official Journal of the Republic of Chile).[2] The creation of the party had the support of prominent political figures in the region, such as former deputy Jaime Mulet and former mayor of the Tierra Amarilla city Yhanss Delgado.[3]

In its declaration of principles, the FRP claims to be a regionalist and progressive party, whose main focus is the human beings and their rights.[2]

The party announced that it would present candidates for councilors in the Atacama Region for the municipal elections of 2016,[4] where it participated in a political coalition with the Progressive and Patagonian Regional Democracy parties which was announced on April 10, 2016.[5]

On February 3, 2017, the party requested legal registration in the Antofagasta Region, which was accepted on April 3 of the same year.[6][7] In the same month of February, the party agreed to merge with Green North Regional Force, Independent Regionalist Agrarian and Social Movement and Somos Aysén to form the Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS). It was officially dissolved on April 26, 2017, when FREVS was legally constituted.[8]

Election Results

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Municipal elections

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Election Mayors Councilors
Votes % of votes Seats Votes % of votes Seats
2016 689 0%
0 / 345
6949 0%
6 / 2,240

References

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  1. ^ "Estadísticas de nuevas afiliaciones y ratificaciones a partidos políticos – Servicio Electoral de Chile". www.servel.cl.
  2. ^ a b Nacional, Biblioteca del Congreso. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Ley Chile". www.bcn.cl/leychile.
  3. ^ "Página 5 | El Diario de Atacama - 03.12.2015". http://www.diarioatacama.cl/. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  4. ^ "Partido Frente Popular y Regional de ex diputado Mulet se constituye oficialmente en Atacama".
  5. ^ "El PRO y dos partidos regionalistas forman pacto de cara a las próximas elecciones municipales". https://www.facebook.com/teletrece. April 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  6. ^ "Partidos Constituidos al 3 de abril de 2017 buscar" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Extracto Partido Frente Regional y Popular" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Federación Regionalista Verde Social" (PDF).