People's Socialist Front Frente Socialista Popular | |
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| Founder | Manuel Serra |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Dissolved | 7 July 2004 |
| Split from | Socialist Party |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
The People's Socialist Front or Popular Socialist Front (Portuguese : Frente Socialista Popular, FSP) was a socialist political party in Portugal, founded in 1974. It was a breakaway group from the Socialist Party. [1]
The group was founded in December 1974 by Manuel Serra, [2] a Marxist who had previously attempted to become leader of the Socialist Party. He had been imprisoned for several years during the authoritarian Estado Novo regime. [3] Under his leadership, the FSP took place in violent demonstrations, including riots in Setúbal. [4]
In the 1975 Constituent Assembly election, the FSP received less than 5% of the vote and won zero seats. [5]
The FSP ran candidates in the 1976 legislative election, [1] and participated in the 1976 local election in coalition with the Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement inside the Electoral Front United People.[ citation needed ]
On 7 July 2004, after several years of inactivity, the party was declared extinct by the Portuguese Constitutional Court.[ citation needed ]
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