The Popular Democratic Front (Italian: Fronte Democratico Popolare per la libertà la pace il lavoro) was a coalition (popular front) of Italian political parties for the Parliamentary election of 1948. It consisted of: Italian Communist Party (PCI Partito Comunista Italiano) – communist Italian Socialist Party (PSI Partito Socialista Italiano) – socialistIts symbol was the picture of Italian Unification hero Giuseppe Garibaldi within a star.