The Alfarista Radical Front (, FRA) was a centrist
liberal party
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in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
, founded in 1972. One of its best known figures was former acting president
Fabián Alarcón.
The party was named after the most prominent liberal politician in Ecuadorian history,
Eloy Alfaro
José Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912) often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro emerged as the leader ...
, who founded the country's first institutionalized Liberal Party in 1884.
In the
2002 Ecuadorian general election
General elections were held in Ecuador on 20 October 2002, with a second round of the presidential elections on 24 November.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p380 The result was a victory for Lucio Gu ...
, the party supported the candidacy of
Xavier Neira Menéndez
Xavier Neira Menéndez (born ?) is an Ecuadorian economist, politician, and member of the Social Christian Party (PSC).
In August 1984, Neira was appointed Minister of Industry, a position he held for 33 months, when a scandal involving the Ecuah ...
.
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Liberalism
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Contributions to liberal theory
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Liberalism worldwide
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List of liberal parties
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Liberal democracy
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Liberalism and radicalism in Ecuador
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Terrorism in Ecuador
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