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The Popular Front is the electoral or parliamentary variety of the United Front, which, in political essence, means any kind of coalition, institution or tendency wherein Communists collaborate with non-Communists. Thus a local committee on a civil liberties or school or race or peace issue — or a guerrilla army — is a united front if Communists are functioning in it alongside non-Communists.

Throughout the non-Communist world the Communists are currently using the United and Popular Front tactic. Where local conditions permit, this leads toward the formation of electoral and parliamentary blocs, and Popular Front governments. This process is well along in Greece, Italy, France, Brazil, Indonesia, Finland, Iceland, Burma, India, Japan and North Africa.

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The Popular Front is the electoral or parliamentary variety of the United Front, which, in political essence, means any kind of coalition, institution or tendency wherein Communists collaborate with non-Communists. Thus a local committee on a civil liberties or school or race or peace issue — or a guerrilla army — is a united front if Communists are functioning in it alongside non-Communists.

Throughout the non-Communist world the Communists are currently using the United and Popular Front tactic. Where local conditions permit, this leads toward the formation of electoral and parliamentary blocs, and Popular Front governments. This process is well along in Greece, Italy, France, Brazil, Indonesia, Finland, Iceland, Burma, India, Japan and North Africa.