It was de facto the only legally permitted political organization in the country for the last two decades of Communist rule.
The minor parties in the front[examples needed] were completely subservient to the PCR, and had to accept its "leading role" as a condition of their continued existence.
The Front therefore won all seats in the Great National Assembly in every election, claiming to have received at least 97 percent each time.
[4] Each time, fewer than 400,000 people either rejected the list outright, spoiled their papers, or cast blank ballots.
After the Constitution was amended to create an executive presidency, the FDUS recommended the presidential candidate in tandem with the Communist Party's Central Committee.