People's Democratic Front (Romania)
The People's Democratic Front (Romanian: Frontul Democrației Populare, FDP, Hungarian: Országos Demokrata Arcvonal) was an electoral alliance in Romania from 1944 to 1968, dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR). It formed the government of Romania from 1946 to 1968, and from 1948 onward was effectively the only legal political organization in the country.
People's Democratic Front Frontul Democrației Populare | |
---|---|
Leader | Anton Alexandrescu, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Petru Groza, Gyárfás Kurkó, M. H. Maxy, Lothar Rădăceanu, Gheorghe Vlădescu-Răcoasa, Ștefan Voitec |
Founded | October 1944 (as National Democratic Front) |
Dissolved | 1968 |
Succeeded by | Front of Socialist Unity |
Headquarters | Bucharest |
Ideology | Left-wing populism Internal factions: • Agrarian socialism • Communism • Marxism-Leninism • Stalinism • Social democracy • Left-wing nationalism (Romanian; Hungarian) • Anti-Zionism |
Political position | Centre-left to far-left |
Colours |
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.