Socialist Front (Puerto Rico)
Socialist Front (Spanish: Frente Socialista) is a Puerto Rican alliance of four political parties with the common objectives of independence and socialism. Founded 4 November 1990, as an initiative of by the Movimiento Socialista de Trabajadores in order to unite all socialists organizations throughout the island. Its principal spokesmen are Rafael Bernabe and Jorge Farinacci. In the 2000 elections, Socialist Front supported the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) of Rubén Berríos, but in the 2004 elections the coalition ran a campaing for electoral abstention.
Components of the FS include:
- Juventud de Izquierda Revolucionaria (JIR)
- Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (PRT "Macheteros")
- Refundación Comunista
- Taller de Formación Política (TFP)
The FS referent in the United States mainland is the Working Group on Puerto Rico (WGPR), based in New York. The Front also participates in the Foro de São Paulo (FSP) and Foro Social Mundial (FSM).
External links
- Template:Es icon Frente Socialista
- Template:Es icon Refundación Comunista
- Template:Es icon Taller de Formación Política
- Template:En icon Working Group on Puerto Rico
- Jorge Farinacci on the assassination of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (Democracy Now!, 29 September 2005)
