Progressive Federation (in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: ''Federación Progresista''; FP) was a

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and

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Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It was created in 1984 by a group led by Ramón Tamanes that split from the

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(PCE).

History

FE was officially registered in December 1984, and in February 1985 the party launched its manifesto. The platform called for a ''green, red and white'' alternative for

. 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, leaving the coalition in 1987.La Federación Progresista abandona Izquierda Unida.
/ref> 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

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References

Socialist parties in Spain United Left (Spain) {{Spain-party-stub