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La Falange (1999)

The Phalanx
La Falange
National chiefManuel Andrino Lobo
FounderGustavo Morales
Founded1999 (1999)
Dissolved29 October 2024
Split fromFE-JONS
Merged intoFE-JONS
HeadquartersCalle de Silva, 2, 28013, Madrid
Student wingSindicato Español Universitario
Youth wingJuventudes de La Falange
IdeologyFalangism
National syndicalism
Euroscepticism
Anti-immigration
Republicanism[1]
Political positionFar-right
National affiliationADÑ–Spanish Identity
European affiliationAlliance for Peace and Freedom[2]
Colors  Red   Black
Party flag
Website
lafalange.org
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La Falange (English: The Phalanx), also known as FE/La Falange, was a Spanish political party registered in 1999. The party originated as a split of the Falange Española de las JONS, led by Gustavo Morales and Jesús López. Ideologically the party claims to be a successor of the original Falange Española of the 1930s, and follower of the ideas of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Ramiro Ledesma Ramos, Onésimo Redondo and Julio Ruiz de Alda.

History

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FE/La Falange was founded in 1999 after a split in FE-JONS, that was the result of an internal conflict between the faction of Diego Márquez Horrillo and the faction of Gustavo Morales. Finally, the first one won and the sector that supported Morales left FE-JONS. In the local elections of 1999 the party gained three town councillors. Since 2000-2001 the party adopted more xenophobic positions, in contrast to traditional falangism.[citation needed] Due to this ideological changes, a sector known as Falange Auténtica split in 2002.

In 2005 the party split into two factions: one led by José Fernando Cantalapiedra, known as the National Front, and other led by Manuel Andrino, that was called Frente Español. From 2005 to 2009, both factions will be participate in the elections with those brands, leaving the brand La Falange virtually dead. Finally, in 2009, the court ruled in favor of the Andrino faction,[3] which started using again the original name.

In 2013 the organization was part of the political movement and election coalition La España en Marcha (LEM), inspired by the success of Golden Dawn in Greece.[4]

The organization was extremely hostile to Basque and Catalan independentism. In 2013 members of the organization participated in an assault in Madrid against a Catalan cultural centre during the celebrations of the National Day of Catalonia,[5] and it has also participated in unionist demonstrations and burned estelades (Catlan independentist flags).

Electorally the party has only had elected representatives at the local level. Its best result was 2 town councillors elected in the lists of the Independent Party of Becerril de la Sierra. This party was actually a coalition between FE/La Falange, National Democracy and local independents.[6][7]

On October 29, 2024, the party announced it would be rejoining FE-JONS after 48 years.[8]

Electoral Performance

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Cortes Generales

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Election Leader Votes % # Congress Senate Gov't Notes
2016 Manuel Andrino Lobo 254 0.00 43rd
0 / 350
0 / 207
 No No representation

European Parliament

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Election year # of total votes % of overall vote # of seats won Rank Notes
2019 11,798 0.05%
0 / 54
 26 Inside ADÑ - Spanish Identity

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "REPÚBLICA NACIONALSINDICALISTA | la Falange".
  2. ^ "APF Congress in Belgrade". October 2021.
  3. ^ El último que cierre… La Falange de Cantalapiedra se despide.
  4. ^ Los ultras de Blanquerna, al habla con Amanecer Dorado para copiar su éxito.
  5. ^ Caso Blanquerna.
  6. ^ "ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES: CANDIDATURAS EN LA SIERRA DE MADRID". Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  7. ^ ¿Quiénes están detrás del ataque contra la Diada en Madrid?
  8. ^ "La Falange Española y la Falange de las JONS se vuelven a unir 48 años después". The Objective. 2024-10-29.