Carlist Traditionalist Communion Comunión Tradicionalista Carlista | |
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| President | Javier Garisoain Otero |
| Secretary | Javier Mª Pérez-Roldán |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | C/ Zurbano 71, Bajo (Madrid) |
| Youth wing | Jóvenes por España |
| Ideology | Carlism Foralism Traditionalism Monarchism Panhispanism Political Catholicism |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Anthem | Oriamendi |
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| www.carlistas.es | |
TheCarlist Traditionalist Communion is a Spanish political movement and former political party established in 1986 during the“Carlist Unity Congress” held inSan Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid). It unified several traditionalist Carlist groups dissatisfied with the leftist direction of the Carlist Party underCarlos Hugo de Borbón-Parma.
The name derives from the historical political party of Carlism,Traditionalist Communion[1][2][3][4][5] with the addition ofCarlist (Traditionalist-Carlist), a designation occasionally used during the 1930s at the initiative of DonAlfonso Carlos.[6]
The Congress brought together three distinct political parties:Catholic-Monarchist Communion: Linked to theGeneral Zumalacárregui Study Center ofFrancisco Elías de Tejada, based in Madrid.
Carlist Union: Composed ofCarloctavists and supporters of the Regency of Estella, primarily active inVizcaya andCatalonia.
Traditionalist Communion: Representing former followers of Javier de Borbón-Parma, with a presence inValencia,Seville,Madrid, andAsturias.[7]
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In 1996, the faction loyal toSixto Enrique de Borbón was expelled from the CTC. In 2000, they reconstituted their own political organization under his leadership, reclaiming the nameTraditionalist Communion.
The CTC adheres to Carlism's historic motto:“God, Fatherland, Fueros, King.” It preserves Carlist symbols, such as theCross of Saint Andrew, theOriamendi March, and thetraditional red or white beret.
The CTC advocates a "natural" social organization inspired by Spain's political traditions, structured around kingdoms and territories developed during theReconquista. It proposes replacing autonomous statutes with aforal system respecting subsidiarity. Political parties would be eliminated in favor of an organic system of direct representation.
As a confessional Catholic group, the CTC bases its political action on the Church's Social Doctrine and the principle“Nothing without God.” This perspective applies a Catholic worldview to all aspects of social life, opposing:Divorce,Abortion,Euthanasia,Same-sex marriage, andSecular education in public schools
The CTC defines itself asmonarchist andlegitimist but does not currently recognize any claimant as king. The last officially acknowledged legitimate Carlist king wasAlfonso Carlos I, who died in 1936.
In 2016, its governing board issued a declaration maintaining neutrality betweenCarlos Javier de Borbón Parma and his uncleSixto Enrique.[8]
The CTC justifies its program based on the principles of theChurch's Social Doctrine, although it lacks a clear roadmap in economic matters. There is some division regarding capitalism and themarket economy, with considerable tensions present (one side aligns more with a program inspired byFalangist principles).
Those who are more favorable to free-market theories from theChicago School and theAustrian School have been accused of infiltrating the party. In fact, some of them, now inVOX, have been accused of consolidating apaleo-libertarian caucus.
The Austrians are more inclined to follow figures such as Rubén Manso Olivar,Miguel Anxo Bastos, and Jesús Huerta de Soto. On the other hand, the opposing faction draws inspiration from economist Daniel Marín Arribas, researcher Felisa Turuleta, and tax advisor Javier de Miguel Marqués.
Two digital media outlets are notably involved in this tension. The faction more favorable to the market is supported by the newspaperNavarra Confidencial, while the faction more critical oflibertarianism is aligned with theAsociación Editorial Tradicionalista, which advocates for distancing itself from the former. Both outlets were founded by individuals who at some point have held or currently hold responsibilities within the CTC.
The CTC operates with a structure based on a governing board, whose current president, since October 2022, isJavier Garisoain, and its secretary general is Javier Mª Pérez Roldán. This Governing Board is formed through the National Congress. There are Carlist circles and groups in various Spanish cities, such asMadrid,Barcelona,Bilbao,Valencia,Pamplona,Seville,Liria (Valencia), and others, maintaining connections with traditionalist Catholic groups in other countries. It also has a youth association, calledCruz de Borgoña (Burgundy Cross), which organizes annual youth camps, and publishes a bi-monthly magazine calledAhora Información. Along with other organizations, it is linked to theLiga Tradicionalista (Traditionalist League).
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The CTC has participated in various protests against the policies ofJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government: opposing same-sex marriage (2005), the Organic Law on Education (2006), negotiations withETA in Pamplona (2007), and the expansion of the Abortion Law (October 17, 2009), among others.
On December 28, 2012, the CTC was one of the entities organizing "pro-life" rallies in several locations across Spain, includingMadrid,Barcelona,Pamplona,Valencia,Valladolid,Santander,Zaragoza,Seville,Granada, andJaén. Other organizing entities included far-right parties and organizations such asAlternativa Española (AES),Derecha Navarra y Española (DNE), theCruz de San Andrés association, and theForo Arbil. The manifesto received support from 48 other associations.[9]
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