Falangist Movement of Spain

Movimiento Falangista de España
Falangist Movement of Spain
Leader Leoncio Calle Pila
Founder Antonio Jareño
Founded 1979 (1979)
Merger of Frente de Unificación Falangista de Aragón
Unidad Falangista de León
Unidad Falangista Montañesa
Headquarters calle General Salinas, Santoña
Ideology Falangism
National syndicalism
Spanish nationalism
Third position
Political position Far-right
Colors              and     
Party flag
MFE ballot for the general elections of 1982.

Movimiento Falangista de España (Spanish for "Falangist Movement of Spain", MFE) is a Spanish political party registered in 1979. The party considers itself heir of classic (previous to 1936/1937) falangism, openly rejecting Francoism.[1] originating from a split of the Círculos Doctrinarios José Antonio, led by Antonio Jareño. Currently the party only has activity in Cantabria.

History

The organization was formed in 1979, by several Falangist dissident organizations, especially former members of the Círculos Doctrinarios José Antonio (José Antonio Doctrine Circles) and some Spanish Independent Falange members. In the general elections of 1982 MFE gained 8,976 votes. In 1983 a section of the Youth Front joined the party. Since then the party has always achieved very poor election results, with some exceptions. The most notable of those exceptions is Santoña (Cantabria), where the party had 1 town councillor from 1999 to 2015, even participating in local governments with the People's Party and the Regionalist Party of Cantabria.[2] The party finally lost its councillor in the local elections of 2015.[3]

In 2006 the headquarters of the party were destroyed by an ETA bomb.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ MFE condena el régimen de Franco.
  2. ↑ El PP gobernará Santoña con la ayuda de un partido falangista. El País. 9 JUN 2011 - 21:09 CEST
  3. ↑ ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES 2015 - Santoña
  4. ↑ ETA hace estallar una bomba en la sede de Falange Española de Santoña. La Vanguardia.
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