Progressive Federation

{{Infobox political party

| name = Progressive Federation

| native_name = Federación Progresista

| colorcode = green

| logo = Logo Federación Progresista.svg

| leader = Ramón Tamames

| position = Left-wing

| founded = {{start date|1984}}

| dissolved = {{end date|1988}}

| split = Communist Party of Spain

| ideology = Democratic socialism
Ecologism
Pacifism
Progressivism

| national = United Left (1986–1987)

| affiliation1_title = Union affiliation

| affiliation1 = Comisiones Obreras (CCOO)

| colors = {{color box|Green}}{{color box|White}}{{color box|Red}}

| state = Spain

}}

Progressive Federation (in Spanish: Federación Progresista; FP) was a socialist, ecologist and pacifist political party in Spain. It was created in 1984 by a group led by Ramón Tamames that split from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). It was one of the founding parties of United Left.

History

FE was officially registered in December 1984,[http://elpais.com/diario/1984/12/04/espana/470962815_850215.html Federación Progresista, el nuevo partido que encabeza Tamames, será inscrito este mes.] and in February 1985 the party launched its manifesto. The platform called for a green, red and white alternative for Spain. In July 1985 FP held its constituent congress, and the next year the party participated in the Anti-NATO Civic Platform. In 1986 FP joined United Left,[http://elpais.com/diario/1986/04/27/espana/514936812_850215.html Los principales integrantes de la Plataforma de la Izquierda Unida ultiman hoy el acuerdo electoral.] leaving the coalition in 1987.[http://elpais.com/diario/1987/12/06/espana/565743605_850215.html La Federación Progresista abandona Izquierda Unida.] The party dissolved by 1988.

Ramón Tamanes was elected MP (in the lists of the United Left coalition) in the general elections of 1986.

Electoral performance

=Cortes Generales=

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1986 \| colspan="3"\| Within United Left \| {{Composition bar\|1\|350\|hex={{party color\|Progressive Federation}}}} \| 10px1 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|208\|hex={{party color\|Progressive Federation}}}} \| 10px0 \| Ramón Tamames \| style="background:#fcc;"\| Opposition

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colspan="10" align="center"| Cortes Generales

rowspan="2" width="75"| Election

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! colspan="2"| Senate

! rowspan="2"| Leading candidate

! rowspan="2"| Status in legislature

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! width="25"| No.

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