The Autogestión Liberadora Buenos Aires (ALBA) is a left-wing political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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It contested the 2005 legislative elections for Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...

 and Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

 City deputies in alliance with the Encuentro Amplio

Encuentro Amplio

The Broad Encounter was a left-wing electoral front in Argentina formed ahead of the 2005 legislative elections.Based on the Frente Amplio of Uruguay, the alliance was formed of the Intransigent Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party of Argentina with sections of the Broad Front and...

 http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/08/16/um/m-1034794.htm. The alliance performed badly in the election, gaining less than 1% in the capital and losing all its legislators at a national level.

See also

• Political parties in Argentina