The Broad Front ( es, Frente Amplio), previously named the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change ( es, Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio), is a political formation in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

with a

leftist Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in so ...

- progressive platform. On the May 16th, 2006 parliamentary election it got 9,735 votes (0.32%), but no seats.www.jce.do/stor/Boletines/2006/19/PDF/B19_A_SA.pdf
In the municipal elections held simultaneously, the group had its best performance in

Peralvillo Peralvillo is a municipality (''municipio'') of the Monte Plata Monte Plata is a town and municipality (''municipio'') and the capital of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal districts (''distritos mu ...

(1,271 votes, 16.36%) and

Bayaguana Bayaguana is a municipality (''municipio'') of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 34,786 inhabitants, of which 19,001 resided in urban areas a ...

(1,274 votes, 10.27%). Virtudes Álvarez has been its leader for some time.

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Leftist Parties of the World, Dominican Republic. April 25, 2005.
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