Republican and Socialist Front
{{Infobox political party
| name = Republican and Socialist Front
| native_name = Frente Republicana e Socialista
| logo = Logo Frente Republicana e Socialista.svg
| caption =
| country = Portugal
| abbreviation = FRS
| logo_size = 125
| colorcode = {{party color|Republican and Socialist Front}}
| foundation = 1 August 1980
| dissolution = 1982
| ideology = Democratic socialism
Social democracy
| position = Left-wing
| blank1_title = Member parties
| blank1 = Socialist Party
Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy
Independent Social Democratic Action
| international =
| successor =
| merged =
| colours = Red, Pink
}}
File:Frente Republicana e Socialista (poster).jpg
Republican and Socialist Front ({{langx|pt|Frente Republicana e Socialista}}, 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).{{Cite news|date=2 August 1980|title=FRS e AD legalizadas para as legislativas|work=Jornal de Notícias|url=https://www.arquivopintasilgo.pt/MLP/Documentos/0187.023.pdf}} FRS was officially established on 10 June 1980{{Cite web|title=Frente Republicana e Socialista {{!}} Comissão Nacional de Eleições|url=http://cne.pt/partido/frente-republicana-e-socialista|access-date=2020-12-18|website=cne.pt|language=pt-pt}} and it contested the 1980 elections. It dissolved in 1982 when PS decided to form a coalition with PSD.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Background
After the Carnation Revolution and the 1976 Portuguese legislative election, the Socialist Party formed two governments (the second in coalition with CDS – People's Party) that failed to reach the end of their term.{{Cite web|last=Ribeiro|first=Nuno|title=Um PS no sapato abriu o cisma dos "Inadiáveis". E a "Nova Esperança"|url=https://www.publico.pt/2018/02/24/politica/noticia/o-psd-tem-sempre-um-ps-no-sapato-1804268|access-date=2020-12-18|website=PÚBLICO|language=pt}} President António Ramalho Eanes would then nominate various governments, the second of which was led by Carlos Mota Pinto. Mota Pinto was supported by some members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), but their leader at the time, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, did not allow PSD to formally support Mota Pinto and would later cut ties with PS and go on to form the Democratic Alliance (AD). The PSD members that were not satisfied with Sá Carneiro's decision to go forward with this right-wing coalition would, in January 1978, leave and form the Independent Social Democratic Action (ASDI).
Also in January 1978, the Socialist Culture Association "Worker's Fraternity" and some independent socialists organized the Leftwing Socialist Democracy Convention, thus creating the Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy (UEDS).{{Cite web|title=Centro de Documentação 25 de Abril {{!}} Universidade de Coimbra|url=http://www1.ci.uc.pt/cd25a/wikka.php?wakka=ueds|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www1.ci.uc.pt}}
These two forces, together with PS, would form a coalition in August 1980 that was legally recognized on 10 June 1980.
Members of the Republican and Socialist Front
- Socialist Party, (PS)
- Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy, (UEDS)
- Independent Social Democratic Action, (ASDI)
Election Results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; line-height:16px;"
! rowspan="2" width="50px" |Election ! colspan="3" |Assembly of the Republic ! rowspan="2" width="125px" |Government ! rowspan="2" width="40px" |Size ! rowspan="2" |Source |
| width="85px" |Votes
! width="50px" |% ! width="100px" |Seats won |
|---|
| 1980
|1,606,198 |26.7% |{{Composition bar|71|250|{{party color|Republican and Socialist Front}}}} |Opposition |2nd |