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Progressive Federal Party

British  

noun

  1. a political party, formed in 1977 by a merger between the Progressive Party and members of the United Party, supporting qualified franchise for all South Africans irrespective of race, colour, or creed See also National Party United Party

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He then became involved in the Progressive Party, which merged with other groups to become the Progressive Federal Party in 1977.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2013

The liberal opposition, the Progressive Federal Party, would receive 18.4%, while the right-wing Conservative Party would get 15.2%.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a third by-election, in Pretoria's suburb of Waterkloof, the Nationalists overwhelmed both the liberal Progressive Federal Party and the Conservatives.

From Time Magazine Archive

He and his strategists would like to win enough seats to replace the moderate Progressive Federal Party as the official opposition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, chairman of the antiapartheid Progressive Federal Party: "Ambiguous reform will lose support from both the left and the right."

From Time Magazine Archive

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