The People's Socialist Front or Popular Socialist Front (, FSP) was a

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, founded in 1974. It was a breakaway group from the

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History

The group was founded in December 1974 by Manuel Serra, a

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who had previously attempted to become leader of the Socialist Party. He had been imprisoned for several years during the

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Estado Novo regime. Under his leadership, the FSP took place in violent demonstrations, including riots in

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. In the 1975 Constituent Assembly election, the FSP received less than 5% of the vote and won zero seats. The FSP ran candidates in the 1976 legislative election, and participated in the 1976 local election in coalition with the

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and the

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inside the

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. On 7 July 2004, after several years of inactivity, the party was declared extinct by the

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References

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