The Republican Social Movement is a neo-fascist political party

Political party

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 in Spain. It was registered at the Ministry of Interior on November 30, 1999, with offices in Barcelona

Barcelona

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. The following year it merged with Vértice Social Español to form what it called a Social Patriotic force. http://www.msres.org/com01.html

By its members' own admission, as well as by that of the bulk of the far-right public opinion, the MSR is roughly inscribed in what is usually called the Third Position

Third Position

Third Position is a revolutionary nationalist political ideology that emphasizes its opposition to both communism and capitalism. Advocates of Third Position politics typically present themselves as "beyond left and right", instead claiming to syncretize radical ideas from both ends of the...

, and adheres to the commonplace strategy, common to other forms of Strasserism and National Bolshevism

National Bolshevism

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, of defending socializing (and at times leftist) doctrines abroad, whereas adopting conservative and anti-immigration stances at a domestic level. Its slogan is 'Spain-Republic-Socialism'.

Policies

The party campaigns against immigration into Spain

Immigration to Spain

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, Turkish membership of the European Union

European Union

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 and global capitalism. http://www.msres.org/com05.html They support a large programme of re-nationalisation of industries such as electricity and transport. In terms of foreign policies the party takes a strongly pro-Palestinian

Palestinian people

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 approach to the Middle East question

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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, criticising Israel

Israel

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 alleging that the "Zionist army are committing daily crimes against the Palestinian people." http://www.msres.org/com09.html In addition to supporting the Venezuelan government of Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chávez

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 http://www.msres.org/com36.html they have also called for the withdrawal of Spanish troops in the Balkans and condemned the American led invasion of Iraq. http://www.msres.org/com17.html In the 2000 General Election

Spanish general election, 2000

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 the party supported the platform of España 2000

España 2000

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.

Sectoral organizations

• Labour: Unión Sindical de Trabajadores
• Students: Unión Sindical de Estudiantes
• Youth: Alternativa Joven