Nationalist Front of Mexico
The Nationalist Front of Mexico (Spanish: Frente Nacionalista de México), formerly known as the Organization for the National Will (Spanish: Organización por la Voluntad Nacional) and the Mexicanist Nationalist Front (Spanish: Frente Nacional Mexicanista),[1] is a Mexican nationalist movement. Since its formation in 2006, the Nationalist Front of Mexico claims it was formed by people from different political tendencies, social positions and cultural backgrounds who fight legally and peacefully for the national renewal of their country and the unity of the Mexican nation.
Nationalist Front of Mexico Frente Nacionalista de México | |
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| President | Juan Carlos López Lee |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Ideology | Panhispanism Patria Grande Reconquista Third Position Corporatism Social conservatism Anti-Americanism Russophilia Ultranationalism Anti-globalization |
| Political position | Far-right[1] |
| International affiliation | World Union of National Socialists |
| Colours | Green Gold |
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| Website | |
| http://www.nacionalistas.mx/ https://www.facebook.com/siguealfrente/ | |
Beliefs
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The Nationalist Front proposes a distributist economy, socialization and the Third-Positionist ideology. The group also wants Mexico to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).[2]
The organization opposes foreign culture and influences, and it despises the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, in which Mexico lost half its territory that now forms part of the southwestern United States.
The platform posted on their website states:
"We reject the occupation of our nation in its northern territories, an important cause of poverty and emigration. We demand that our claim to all the territories occupied by force by the United States be recognized in our Constitution, and we will bravely defend, according to the principle of self-determination to all peoples, the right of the Mexican people to live in the whole of our territory within its historical borders, as they existed and were recognized at the moment of our independence."[3]
Similarly, it promotes the reincorporation of Central America to Mexico.[3]
In recent years, the group has gained notoriety for honoring Maximilian I of Mexico and conservatives of the 19th century such as Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía Camacho.[4] Members have also held protests in various Mexican cities to demand a solution to the Haitian and Central American migrant crisis that was affecting Mexico. Back in 2016, a Nationalist Front spokesman called on the Mexican government to stop issuing transit documents to Haitian migrants due to human rights and security concerns.[5]
Political activism
On its official website, the organization declares its opposition to all forms of violence and states that its primary goal is to win Mexicans' approval and adherence to their nationalist points of view, that liberal segments of the Mexican political circles regard as controversial.[6]
The FNM has yet not been able to register with the Mexican authorities for elections, and thus cannot nominate candidates for Presidential or legislative elections.
See also
References
- "La nueva ultraderecha latinoamericana (1992-2018)" [The New Latin American Far-right (1992-2018)]. Marxismo Critico (in Spanish). 26 June 2018.
- "Plataforma ampliada" [Extended Platform]. Official website (in Spanish). 18 September 2017.
- "Programa de los 25 puntos" [25-point program]. Official website (in Spanish). 18 September 2017.
- "Astillero". La Jornada (in Spanish). 2014-06-30.
- "U.S., Mexican governments helping Haitian migrants enter country, lawmaker says". Fox News Latino. 2016-10-11.
- "Astillero". La Jornada (in Spanish). 2014-06-30.
External links
- Official site (in Spanish)