Leader Algirdas Paleckis Dissolved 2009 | Founded 2008 Headquarters Vilnius, Kaštonų g. 4 | |
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Succeeded by Socialist People's Front Ideology Democratic socialism (officially)
Socialism
Left-wing nationalism | ||
France s far right national front party is on the rise
The Front Party (Lithuanian: Fronto partija, abbreviated FRONTAS) was a socialist political party in Lithuania established in 2008 by Algirdas Paleckis. It participated in the 2008 Lithuanian parliamentary elections but failed to reach the 5% cutoff and sent no members to the Seimas.
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- France s far right national front party
- Ideology
- Socialist Peoples Front
- Notable members
- References
On December 19, 2009 the party merged with the Lithuanian Socialist Party to establish a new political party, the Socialist People's Front.
France s far right national front party
Ideology
The party is considered socialist, clearly advancing leftist values and advocating reforms to the Lithuanian Constitution. The party supports an interventionist policy on economic matters ("The market must be regulated and limited").
The party promised during the parliamentary elections to reduce the number of Seimas members to 121 and to expand the powers of the president.
Socialist People's Front
On December 19, 2009, the Front Party merged with the Lithuanian Socialist Party at a meeting in Vilnius. The new party was named the "Socialist People's Front" (Lithuanian: Socialistinis liaudies frontas). At the meeting, held at Vilnius University, 102 party delegates participated. In voting for the merger, 96 delegates were in favor, three against, and one abstained. The new party was registered at the Ministry of Justice, and its ideology is democratic socialist.