The Front Party was a socialist

Socialism

Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...

 political party

Political party

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 in Lithuania

Lithuania

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 established in 2008 by Algirdas Paleckis. It participated in the 2008 Lithuanian parliamentary elections

Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2008

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 but failed to reach the 5% cutoff and sent no members to the Seimas

Seimas

The Seimas is the unicameral Lithuanian parliament. It has 141 members that are elected for a four-year term. About half of the members of this legislative body are elected in individual constituencies , and the other half are elected by nationwide vote according to proportional representation...

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On December 19 2009 the party merged with the Lithuanian Socialist Party to establish a new political party, the Socialist People's Front

Socialist People's Front

The Socialist People's Front is a political party in Lithuania formed out of the December 19, 2009, merger of the Front Party and Lithuanian Socialist Party. Held at Vilnius University, the party's foundation featured 102 delegates. The merger was approved by an affirmative vote of 96 delegates,...

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Ideology

The party is considered socialist

Socialism

Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...

, clearly advancing leftist values and advocating reforms to the Lithuanian Constitution

Constitution of Lithuania

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. The party supports an interventionist policy on economic matters ("The market must be regulated and limited").

The party promised during the parliamentary elections to reduce the number of Seimas members to 121 and to expand the powers of the president.

Socialist People's Front

On December 19, 2009, the Front Party merged with the Lithuanian Socialist Party at a meeting in Vilnius. The new party was named the "Socialist People's Front" . At the meeting, held at Vilnius University

Vilnius University

Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is also the largest university in Lithuania....

, 102 party delegates participated. In voting for the merger, 96 delegates were in favor, three against, and one abstained. The new party was registered at the Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania was established in 1918. Its departments include European Law, prisons, state-guaranteed legal aid services in several major Lithuania cities, a patent bureau, consumer rights protection, the Law Institute, the Metrology Inspectorate, state...

, and its ideology is democratic socialist

Democratic socialism

Democratic socialism is a description used by various socialist movements and organizations to emphasize the democratic character of their political orientation...

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