Self-determination and Freedom

Self-determination and Freedom (Spanish: Autodeterminación y Libertad, AyL) is a leftist political party in Argentina, with Luis Zamora as its most prominent member.

Self-determination and Freedom
Autodeterminación y Libertad
AbbreviationAyL
LeaderLuis Zamora
PresidentFernando Vilardo
Secretary-GeneralJosé Gerardo Romagnoli
FounderLuis Zamora
FoundedMarch 2001
Split fromMovimiento al Socialismo
HeadquartersAyacucho 457 6° 63, Buenos Aires
Youth wingJuventud Autodeterminación y Libertad
Membership (2016)3,796
IdeologySocialism
Libertarian Marxism
Anti-capitalism
Anti-imperialism
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
ColoursRed & purple
SloganDecidimos o seguirán decidiendo por nosotros
Seats in the Buenos Aires City Legislature
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Website
www.aylibertad.com.ar/

Many of its leading members were part of the Trotskyist Movement for Socialism (Spanish: Movimiento Al Socialismo or MAS) active in the 1980s and one of the more successful of its many splinter groups, the Socialist Workers' Party.

Luis Zamora and José Roselli were elected as National Deputies for AyL in the 2001 elections with 10% of the votes in Buenos Aires, a record for a party of the hard left. Roselli was ejected from the Party the following year. In 2003, the party was particularly successful in the elections to the Buenos Aires city legislature, gaining eight seats. However, all but one, Zamora's then wife Noemí Oliveto, soon defected. Zamora left Congress in 2005.

References

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  1. ^ "La izquierda, ante el desafío de fortalecer su representación en el Congreso" [The left, faced with the challenge of strengthening its representation in Congress] (in Spanish). 12 September 2021.
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