Progressive Federation

Progressive Federation Federación Progresista
Leader	Ramón Tamames
Founded	1984
Dissolved	1988
Ideology	Democratic socialism Ecologism Pacifism Progressivism
National affiliation	United Left (1986-1987)
Union affiliation	Comisiones Obreras (CCOO)
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Progressive Federation (in Spanish: Federación Progresista; FP) was a socialist, ecologist and pacifist political party in Spain. Its was created in 1984 by a group of spliters of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) led by Ramón Tamanes.

History

FE was officially registered in December 1984,^[1] and in February 1985 the party launched its programmatic manifesto. The platform called for a green, red and white alternative for Spain. 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,^[2] leaving the coalition in 1987.^[3] In 1988 the party disappeared.

Ramón Tamanes was elected MP (in the lists of the United Left coalition) in the general elections of 1986.

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Election	Leader	Votes	%	#	Seats		Outcome	Notes
					Congress	Senate
1986	Ramón Tamames	935,504	4.63	#5	1 / 350	0 / 208	PSOE majority	Within United Left

References

1. Federación Progresista, el nuevo partido que encabeza Tamames, será inscrito este mes.
2. Los principales integrantes de la Plataforma de la Izquierda Unida ultiman hoy el acuerdo electoral.
3. La Federación Progresista abandona Izquierda Unida.