Self-determination and Freedom
Autodeterminación y Libertad (Spanish for self-determination and freedom, abbreviated AYL ) is an Argentine party, which was founded in 2001. It is attributed to the anti-capitalist left political spectrum and advocated an anti -authoritarian socialism with elements of councils and direct democracy. Between 2001 and 2005 she was represented in the Argentine National Congress.
History
The party was founded in 2001 in the wake of the emerging crisis in Argentina, at the initiative of the lawyer Luis Zamora, who was previously a party member and MP for the Trotskyist Left parties Movimiento al Socialismo and Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores.
Her achievements gained the party in the congressional elections of 2001 and 2003, when she reached in her home district, the city of Buenos Aires, more than 10 percent of the vote and was able to send two deputies to the Congress. Zamora joined in 2003 as a candidate for the Mayor post of Buenos Aires and took third place.
In the 2005 elections the party could not repeat their success and lost their seats in Congress a. In addition, there was a migration of some important party members for Frente para la Victoria. Since that time, she only reached values between 1 and 4 percent in elections in the city of Buenos Aires.
Substantive Profile
The party holds the current economic system of Argentina for unfair; it is to be overcome by a revolution which is to be achieved at the base of the Argentine Constitution and democracy. Unlike other Trotskyist parties of Argentina rejects the leadership of the revolution by a party.
According to a report drawn up by Luis Zamora and Noemi Oliveto basic text Autodeterminación y Libertad calls for the overcoming of capitalism and Western-style of the current political system in Argentina. The existing order is ( asambleas ) will be replaced with an imperative mandate, and a rotating basis by a socialism with extensive participation of the population in the base boards. The planned reform of the Argentine State should not be dictated by the party, but develop from the experience with direct-democratic decision-making structures out. The party is committed to a self-determination of countries and regions, and rejects the economic globalization in its current form, since it recognizes the fact imperialist trains.
- Parliamentary elections in Argentina in 2001: 10.13% in the city of Buenos Aires, two deputies
- Parliamentary elections in Argentina 2003: 12.02% in the city of Buenos Aires, two deputies
- Parliamentary elections in Argentina 2005: 3.53% in the city of Buenos Aires
- Parliamentary elections in Argentina 2007: non-runner
- Parliamentary elections in Argentina 2009: 2.06% in the city of Buenos Aires
- Parliamentary elections in Argentina 2011: non-runner
- Parliamentary elections in Argentina 2013: admitted to choice