National Union (Spain)
Political party in Spain
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National Union (Spanish: Unión nacional) was a Spanish far right electoral coalition which contested the 1979 Spanish general election. It linked Blas Piñar's Fuerza Nueva Francoist party with the Carlists.
PresidentBlas Piñar
Founded1979
Dissolved1982
MergerofFuerza Nueva
FE de las JONS
Círculos Doctrinales José Antonio
Comunión Tradicionalista
Confederación Nacional de Excombatientes
Agrupación de Juventudes Tradicionalistas
FE de las JONS
Círculos Doctrinales José Antonio
Comunión Tradicionalista
Confederación Nacional de Excombatientes
Agrupación de Juventudes Tradicionalistas
National Union Unión Nacional | |
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| President | Blas Piñar |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1982 |
| Merger of | Fuerza Nueva FE de las JONS Círculos Doctrinales José Antonio Comunión Tradicionalista Confederación Nacional de Excombatientes Agrupación de Juventudes Tradicionalistas |
| Ideology | Francoism Falangism Carlism National Catholicism Spanish nationalism Anticommunism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Slogan | España en tus manos (Spain [is] in your hands) |
The coalition gathered 378,964 votes (2.11%), which earned it one seat in Madrid, held by Piñar.[1]
Elections results
Cortes Generales
| Election | Leader | Congress of Deputies | Senate | Rank | Government | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| 1979 | Blas Piñar | 378,964 | 2.11% |  |
1 / 350 |
±0 | N/a | N/a | #6 | Opposition |
