Freedom Party (Ecuador)

The Freedom Party (Partido Libertad, PL) was a progressive and humanist party in Ecuador, mostly based in small and medium enterprise politics. It was founded around 2001 and dissolved in 2003.

In the legislative elections, held on 20 October 2002, the party won 1 out of 100 seats. Its candidate, César Alarcón, won 1.2% of the vote in the presidential election held on the same day. After the dissolution of the party in 2003 its only parliamentary representative, Hugo Ibarra, became an independent.

In 2007, the party was reregistered to participate in the elections of the 2007 Constitutional assembly. The party would go on to win 0.47% of the national popular vote and no seats.

External links

Homepage of César Alarcón Costta and Freedom Party (Spanish)

Political parties in Ecuador

Parties in the National Assembly	PAIS Alliance (100) Creating Opportunities (11) Social Christian Party (6) January 21 Patriotic Society Party (5) Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country (5) Avanza Party (5) Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (1) United Society more action (1) Democratic Integration of Carchi (1) Peninsular Movement "believing in our people" (1) Autonomous Regional Movement (1)

Parties with no National Assembly seats	A New Option Alfarista Radical Front Communist Party of Ecuador Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun Concentration of People's Forces Conservative Party Democratic Left Democratic People's Movement Democratic Transformation Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party Ecuadorian Popular Revolutionary Union Freedom Party Institutional Renewal Party of National Action Movement Ecuador's Force Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador National Democratic Coalition National Liberation Provincial Integration Movement Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador Solidarity Fatherland Movement Ethics and Democracy Network Workers' Party of Ecuador

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