In February 1998 the SR was merged, along with the Labour Federation, the Social Christians, the Unitarian Communists, the Reformists for Europe and the Democratic Federation, into the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), thus founding the Democrats of the Left (DS).
In February 1998, the Socialist Republic (SR) merged with the Labour Federation, the Social Christians, the Unitarian Communists, the Reformists for Europe, and the Democratic Federation to form the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), thus establishing the Democrats of the Left (DS).