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The Federal Party is an Argentine political party founded by 
From 1974 to 1976, it formed part of the opposition to
Official website of the Federal Party
Francisco Manrique
Francisco Manrique (February 10, 1919 – February 15, 1988) was an Argentine naval officer, journalist, policy maker and presidential candidate.
Life and times
A native of Mendoza, Argentina, Mendoza, in western Argentina, Francisco Manrique gr ...
in 1973.
It was intended to be the successor party to the military government created by coup d'etat in 1966 and known as the Argentine Revolution
Argentine Revolution ( es, Revolución Argentina, links=no) was the name given by its leaders to a military coup d'état which overthrew the government of Argentina in June 1966 and began a period of military dictatorship by a junta from then ...
of which its founder was a minister. For the March 1973 Argentine general election
See also ''September 1973 Argentine presidential election''
The first Argentine general election of 1973 was held on 11 March. Voters chose both the President and their legislators.
Background
The 1966 coup d'état against the moderate Presi ...
, they allied with the Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...
, which contributed the candidate for vice-president , obtaining a third-place showing with 14.9% of the votes.
From 1974 to 1976, it formed part of the opposition to Isabel Perón
Isabel Martínez de Perón (, born María Estela Martínez Cartas, 4 February 1931), also known as Isabelita, is an Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the first female republican heads ...
. In the 1983 Argentine general election
The Argentine general election of 1983 was held on 30 October and marked the return of constitutional rule following the self-styled National Reorganization Process dictatorship installed in 1976. Voters fully chose the president, governors, mayo ...
, the first since the 1976 coup, it was part of the In 1987, the party merged into Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (12 March 1927 – 31 March 2009) was an Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989. He was the first democratically elected president after more than ...
's Convergencia Programática party, before separating from it once again. In 1988, Manrique died and Guillermo Francos succeeded him as president, who resigned in favor of Martín Borrelli in 1998. Ten years later, the party was headed by Gustavo Forgione.
External links
Official website of the Federal Party