Socialist Front
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The Socialist Front (Spanish: Frente Socialista, FS) is a coalition of far-left and pro-independence political organizations in Puerto Rico. The Socialist Front also includes non-partisan activists.
The FS was launched on November 4, 1990, as an initiative of the Socialist Workers' Movement (MST). In 2006 the MST officially disaffiliated with the Frente Socialista, but the Frente has continued on. The Frente's principal spokespersons are Rafael Bernabe and Jorge Farinacci.
Affiliated groups include:
- Communist Refoundation - a segment of the old Puerto Rican Communist Party
- Political Education Workshop - a Trotskyist group
- Puerto Rican Workers' Revolutionary Party - formerly the political arm of the Macheteros
The FS participates in the São Paulo Forum and the World Social Forum. Its supporters in the New York City are organized in the Working Group on Puerto Rico.
In the 2000 Puerto Rican elections, the FS endorsed the Puerto Rican Independence Party. However, in the 2004 elections, the Socialist Front promoted a voting boycott.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Frente Socialista
- (Spanish) Refundación Comunista
- (Spanish) Taller de Formación Política
- (English) Working Group on Puerto Rico
- Jorge Farinacci on the assassination of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (Democracy Now!, 29 September 2005)
| Political Parties in Puerto Rico | |
| Major Parties | Puerto Rican Independence Party | Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party |
|---|---|
| Minor Parties | Movimiento Socialista de Trabajadores | Socialist Front | Hostosian National Independence Movement |
