In February 2006, three progressive students decided to form a new student faction. "There was no choice for students because there was only one faction," Kristian van Bockel, Christiaan Westgeest, and Didier Deurloo wanted to change that. They formulated seven objectives that led to the creation of Fractie Front:

Creating competition between student factions in the University Council

Bringing co-determination more to the attention of the student population

Assessment of faction performance by the student population

A better university debate

More initiatives directly for the benefit of students

Shifting the focus of the factions from the University Council to the shop floor

Internal efficiency gains for the factions