Freemen of the South Movement

For the 19th century rebellion, see Freemen of the South.

Freemen of the South Movement Movimiento Libres del Sur
President	Humberto Tumini
Founded	2006
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Student wing	Movimiento Universitario Sur
Membership	47,596 (2016)
Ideology	Democratic socialism Progressivism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Broad Front UNEN
International affiliation	Foro de São Paulo
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies	3 / 257
Website
http://libresdelsur.org.ar
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The Free of the South Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Libres del Sur) is a leftist political alliance created in 2006 in Argentina, made up of the Movimiento Barrios de Pie, the Agrupación Martín Fierro, the Frente Barrial 19 de Diciembre and the Corriente Patria Libre.

History

In the Argentine general election, 2007, the movement had two of its members elected as national representatives in the Lower House of the Argentine National Congress, Cecilia Merchan and Victoria Donda, daughter of desaparecidos. They were elected on the lists of the ruling Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party and sit in the block of the Popular and Social Encounter.

It is led by Humberto Tumini, Jorge Ceballos, Jorge "Quito" Aragón (Agrupación Martín Fierro), Cecilia Merchan (Red de Mujeres Solidarias) and Isaac "Yuyo" Rudnik.

See also

• Politics of Argentina

External links

• Official website of the Movimiento Libres del Sur
• Official website of the Movimiento Barrios de Pie
• Official website of the Movimiento Universitario Sur
• Official website of the Instituto de Investigación Social, Económica y Política Cuidadana
• Official website of Victoria Donda Pérez, national deputy of the Movimiento Libres del Sur
• Official website of Cecilia Merchán, national deputy of the Movimiento Libres del Sur