National Union (Spain)
Encyclopedia
The National Union was a right-wing electoral coalition which contested the 1979 election. It linked Blas Piñar
's Fuerza Nueva
francoist party with the Carlists.
The coalition gathered 378,964 votes (2,11%), which earned it one seat in Madrid
, held by Piñar. http://www.elecciones.mir.es/MIR/jsp/resultados/index.htm
Blas Piñar
Blas Piñar is a Spanish politician. He has had connections with Catholic organizations; directed the Institute of Spanish Culture and served as deputy in the Cortes and a councillor of the Movimiento Nacional.In the 1960s, Blas Piñar was in charge of the Institute of Spanish Culture that was...
's Fuerza Nueva
Fuerza Nueva
New Force was the name of a succession of far-right political parties in Spain founded by Blas Piñar, the son of one of the defenders of the Alcázar of Toledo and director of the Institute of Hispanic Culture during the Francoist period...
francoist party with the Carlists.
The coalition gathered 378,964 votes (2,11%), which earned it one seat in Madrid
Madrid (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Madrid is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It has the largest electorate of all the 52 districts. Madrid is the largest city...
, held by Piñar. http://www.elecciones.mir.es/MIR/jsp/resultados/index.htm