The Phalanx La Falange | |
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| National chief | Manuel Andrino Lobo |
| Founder | Gustavo Morales |
| Founded | 1999 (1999) |
| Dissolved | 29 October 2024 |
| Split from | FE-JONS |
| Merged into | FE-JONS |
| Headquarters | Calle de Silva, 2, 28013,Madrid |
| Student wing | Sindicato Español Universitario |
| Youth wing | Juventudes de La Falange |
| Ideology | Falangism National syndicalism Euroscepticism Anti-immigration Republicanism[1] |
| Political position | Far-right |
| National affiliation | ADÑ–Spanish Identity |
| European affiliation | Alliance for Peace and Freedom[2] |
| Colors | Red Black |
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| Website | |
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La Falange (English:The Phalanx), also known asFE/La Falange, was a Spanish political party registered in 1999. The party originated as a split of theFalange Española de las JONS, led by Gustavo Morales and Jesús López. Ideologically the party claims to be a successor of the originalFalange Española of the 1930s, and follower of the ideas ofJosé Antonio Primo de Rivera,Ramiro Ledesma Ramos,Onésimo Redondo andJulio Ruiz de Alda.
FE/La Falange was founded in 1999 after a split inFE-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 leftFE-JONS. In the local elections of 1999 the party gained three town councillors. Since 2000-2001 the party adopted morexenophobic positions, in contrast to traditional falangism.[citation needed] Due to this ideological changes, a sector known asFalange Auténtica split in 2002.
In 2005 the party split into two factions: one led by José Fernando Cantalapiedra, known as theNational 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 ofGolden Dawn inGreece.[4]
The organization was extremely hostile toBasque andCatalan independentism. In 2013 members of the organization participated in an assault inMadrid against a Catalan cultural centre during the celebrations of theNational Day of Catalonia,[5] and it has also participated inunionist demonstrations and burnedestelades (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]
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Congress | Senate | Gov't | Notes |
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| 2016 | Manuel Andrino Lobo | 254 | 0.00 | 43rd | 0 / 350 | 0 / 207 |  | No representation |
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats won | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11,798 | 0.05% | 0 / 54 | 26 | InsideADÑ - Spanish Identity |
