Overview
Freedom Advances (; AL) was an Argentine right-wing political coalition with legal status in the Buenos Aires Province. Ideologically, it has been described as libertarian conservative, as supportive of economic liberalism, and critical of both Kirchnerism and Juntos por el Cambio. Led by José Luis Espert, it includes centre-right to far-right factions, with its more radical factions being compared to Spain's Vox.
The coalition members include the Union of the Democratic Centre, the Democratic Party of the City of Buenos Aires, the Autonomist Party, and the United Republicans. Espert ran in the legislative elections with his own alliance of centre-right and right-wing parties. The presentation was made after the negotiations with the leaders of Juntos por el Cambio failed. Previously, the alliance in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires also included Javier Milei, until he confirmed in various media that he would compete separately from José Luis Espert.
History
Frente Despertar
On June 11, 2019, the coalition Frente Despertar was made official before the courts, which led to José Luis Espert, as candidate for president, and Luis Rosales, as candidate for vice president, in the 2019 Argentine general election. Espert had declared his intention to participate in the presidential race on 23 December 2018. This national alliance was made up of the Unite for Freedom and Dignity party, the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCEDE) except in the City of Buenos Aires, and some sectors of the Libertarian Party. In the beginning, the alliance had the support of Alberto Asseff, president of the UNIR Constitutional Nationalist Party; after a sudden change, he decided to leave the front and support Juntos por el Cambio. This fact caused that the ex alliance was almost terminated by Assef's sudden change; due to the signing of the UNITE seal, he was able to participate in the elections a few days later.
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