Republican and Socialist Front
Frente Republicana e Socialista |
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Founded | 1 August 1980 |
Dissolved | 1982 |
Ideology |
Democratic socialism Social democracy |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Coalition of Socialist Party Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy Independent Social Democratic Action |
International affiliation | none |
Colours | Red, Pink |
Republican and Socialist Front (Portuguese: Frente Republicana e Socialista, or FRS) was an electoral alliance in Portugal, consisting of the Socialist Party (PS), Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy (UEDS) and Independent Social Democratic Action (ASDI). FRS contested the 1980 elections. It got 1,606,198 votes (26.6%) and 71 MPs elected (PS 66 MPs, UEDS and ASDI 4 each). It dissolved in 1982 when PS decided to join coalitions with PSD.