Liberal Libertarian Party
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The Liberal Libertarian Party is a political party
from Argentina
founded on 22 June 2009. It defines itself both as a liberal
and libertarian
party. Its goals are to limit the power of the State
reducing its influence on the individual
, regarding the economical
and social
aspects. Their slogan is "Individual rights
, free market
and non-aggression
"
Usually referred to as PL because Partido Liberal (Liberal Party) was its original name. However, there was a name conflict with Partido Liberal de Corrientes, so party members decided to rename it Partido Liberal Libertario.
Judge María Romilda Servini de Cubría is handling the legal recognition of this newly created party.
The Liberal Libertarian Party has been criticizing the policies implemented in Argentina since their foundation (e.g, doing a parody of an advertisement about taxes), but the party acquired the media attention on March 2011 when they asked Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri
to lift a ruling on motel
s which doesn't allow the entrance of more than two people per room. And some days later, the party suggested closing the CONEAU (National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation). Then, on 14 April 2011, they protested against the state public founding of the TV program named "6,7,8". On April 2011, party members held a demonstration at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair
in support of Nobel Prize in Literature
Mario Vargas Llosa
, who gave the inaugural speech..
On 7 May that same year, party members took part of the Global Marijuana March
in Buenos Aires under the slogan The State is a bad trip . On July 1, the party went to the main building of the AFIP (Federal Administration of Public Income) to protest in a pacific way against the tax rate.
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...
from 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...
founded on 22 June 2009. It defines itself both as a liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
party. Its goals are to limit the power of the State
Sovereign state
A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...
reducing its influence on the individual
Individual
An individual is a person or any specific object or thing in a collection. Individuality is the state or quality of being an individual; a person separate from other persons and possessing his or her own needs, goals, and desires. Being self expressive...
, regarding the economical
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
and social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
aspects. Their slogan is "Individual rights
Individual and group rights
Group rights are rights held by a group rather than by its members separately, or rights held only by individuals within the specified group; in contrast, individual rights are rights held by individual people regardless of their group membership or lack thereof...
, free market
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
and non-aggression
Non-aggression principle
The non-aggression principle , or NAP for short, is a moral stance which asserts that aggression is inherently illegitimate...
"
Usually referred to as PL because Partido Liberal (Liberal Party) was its original name. However, there was a name conflict with Partido Liberal de Corrientes, so party members decided to rename it Partido Liberal Libertario.
Judge María Romilda Servini de Cubría is handling the legal recognition of this newly created party.
The Liberal Libertarian Party has been criticizing the policies implemented in Argentina since their foundation (e.g, doing a parody of an advertisement about taxes), but the party acquired the media attention on March 2011 when they asked Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman turned politician, and Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Son of Francisco Macri, a businessman of Italian origin prominent in the industrial and construction sectors, he represented the City of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of...
to lift a ruling on motel
Motel
A motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...
s which doesn't allow the entrance of more than two people per room. And some days later, the party suggested closing the CONEAU (National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation). Then, on 14 April 2011, they protested against the state public founding of the TV program named "6,7,8". On April 2011, party members held a demonstration at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair
Buenos Aires International Book Fair
The Buenos Aires International Book Fair is held every April in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is one of the top five book expos in the world, oriented to the literary community as well as to the general public.-Organization:The expo is organized by the Fundación El Libro, a non-profit established...
in support of Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize in Literature
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquis of Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian-Spanish writer, politician, journalist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate. Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists, and one of the leading authors of his generation...
, who gave the inaugural speech..
On 7 May that same year, party members took part of the Global Marijuana March
Global Marijuana March
The Global Marijuana March is an annual rally held at different locations across the planet. It refers to cannabis-related events that occur on the first Saturday in May, or thereabouts, and may include marches, meetings, rallies, raves, concerts, festivals and information tables.The Global...
in Buenos Aires under the slogan The State is a bad trip . On July 1, the party went to the main building of the AFIP (Federal Administration of Public Income) to protest in a pacific way against the tax rate.