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 far-right nationalist political organization.
Nationalist Front of Mexico Frente Nacionalista de México | |
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| Abbreviation | FNM |
| President | Juan Carlos López Lee |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Ideology | Panhispanism Patria Grande Reconquista Neo-fascism Social conservatism Anti-Americanism Anti-semitism Homophobia |
| Political position | Far-right[1] |
| Colours | Green Gold Black |
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| Website | |
| http://www.nacionalistas.mx/ https://www.facebook.com/siguealfrente/ | |
The organization disavows violence.[2]
History edit
The Nationalist Front of Mexico was formed in 2006.
In 2012, The party was renamed to the Nationalist Front of Mexico. succeeding its previous name; The Organization for the National Will.
The FNM has not registered with the National Electoral Institute for elections, and thus cannot nominate candidates for Presidential or legislative elections.
Ideology and policies edit
The head of the group Juan Carlos López Lee has acknowledged that the group's ideology includes elements of fascism and National Socialism, but disputes that the organization itself is fascist.[3]
Reincorporation of territories and Hispanism edit
The organization opposes foreign culture and influences, and rejects the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, in which Mexico lost half its territory that now forms part of the southwestern United States.[4][5]
Nationalist Front of Mexico promotes the reincorporation of Central America to Mexico, claiming that concerning immigration, the modern Central American republics were founded by "self-serving landlords" and since they have separated from Mexico, and that free movement of people between them must come as a result of a political union.[4][6]
Economic policy edit
The Nationalist Front proposes a distributist economy and advocates for Mexico to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).[7]
Environmental policy edit
The FNM wants to abandon and reject the use of some or all fossil fuels and deregulating the use of renewable fuels, They also encourage private investments for environmental causes and advocate for stricter laws on environmental matters.[8][7]
Judicial system edit
The party seeks a full reform of the Mexican judiciary system and public security which in this case, the party wants the reinstatement of the death penalty that was abolished in 2005 to target pedophiles, serial killers, kidnappers, torturers and drug traffickers and others.[9][7] They also propose transforming prisons and penitentiaries into work centers.[7]
Political activities edit
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.[2][6]
Members have also held protests in various Mexican cities to protest the Central American migrant caravans. 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.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "La nueva ultraderecha latinoamericana (1992-2018)" [The New Latin American Far-right (1992-2018)]. Marxismo Critico (in Spanish). 26 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Astillero". La Jornada (in Spanish). 2014-06-30.
- ^ Camacho, Zósimo (6 December 2020). "Mexico: se activan los sociedades secretas de la ultraderecha". Contralínea (in Spanish). "Somos nacionalistas, no fascistas, aunque sí nos adscribimos a las corrientes que son herederas del fascismo, el nacional-socialismo"
- ^ a b "Programa de los 25 puntos" [25-point program]. Official website (in Spanish). 18 September 2017.
- ^ "After American Studies". Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera. July 20, 2017.
- ^ a b admin (2021-12-22). ""Nationalists are the true rebels, the true revolutionaries, the ones who work for the sake of mankind, the defenders of true plurality." - interview with Juan C. Lopez Lee of Frente Nacionalista de México". Portal 3droga.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b c d "Plataforma ampliada" [Extended Platform]. Official website (in Spanish). 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Aviso legal". Frente Nacionalista de México (in Mexican Spanish). 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Dudas frecuentes". Frente Nacionalista de México (in Mexican Spanish). 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "U.S., Mexican governments helping Haitian migrants enter country, lawmaker says". Fox News Latino. 2016-10-11.
External links edit
- Official site (in Spanish)