National Front of Czechs and Slovaks

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The National Front of Czechs and Slovaks was a post–World War II political coalition in Czechoslovakia that united several parties under a common program dominated increasingly by the Communist Party.

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instanceOf political coalition
popular front
aimedTo implement a common political program
unite all anti-fascist forces after World War II
alsoKnownAs Národní fronta Čechů a Slováků
controlledBy Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
country Czechoslovakia
dissolutionCause Velvet Revolution
dissolutionContext collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe
dominatedBy Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
endTime 1989
existedDuring Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
followed National Front (First Czechoslovak Republic)
hasMember Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak National Socialist Party
Czechoslovak People’s Party
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party
Czechoslovak Socialist Party
Freedom Party (Czechoslovakia)
Party of Slovak Freedom
Party of Slovak Revival
Slovak Freedom Party
cooperative organizations in Czechoslovakia
trade unions in Czechoslovakia
women’s organizations in Czechoslovakia
youth organizations in Czechoslovakia
headquartersLocation Prague
historicalContext beginning of communist rule in Czechoslovakia
post–World War II reconstruction in Czechoslovakia
ideology Marxism–Leninism (dominant through Communist Party)
languageOfName Czech
Slovak
legalStatus state-sanctioned political coalition
monitoredBy Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
operatedIn Czech lands
Slovakia
partOf Czechoslovak political system
politicalOrientation pro-communist
politicalSystemRole framework for candidate lists in elections
mechanism to maintain one-party dominance
replacedBy multi-party democratic system in Czechoslovakia
restricted formation of opposition parties
independent political competition
role instrument of Communist Party control over other parties
umbrella organization for legal political parties in Czechoslovakia
significantEvent participation in 1946 Czechoslovak parliamentary elections
role in February 1948 communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
startTime 1945

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Czechoslovak parliamentary election of 1946 electoralAllianceContext National Front of Czechs and Slovaks
Czechoslovak parliamentary election of 1948 electoralAlliance National Front of Czechs and Slovaks
National Front of Czechs and Slovaks alsoKnownAs Národní fronta Čechů a Slováků
linked to: National Front of Czechs and Slovaks