Nationalist Front of Mexico

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Nationalist Front of Mexico
Frente Nacionalista de México
President
FoundedSan Luis Potosí, Mexico (2006)
IdeologyMexican nationalism
Anti-immigration
Anti-capitalism
Anti-communism
Distributism
Anti-globalism
Third Position
Anti-Americanism
Mexican Reconquista
Panhispanism
Anti-Abortion
Political positionFar-right
ColorsGreen; Gold
Website
http://www.nacionalistas.mx/

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 far-right Mexican nationalist group, known for its use of National Socialist paraphernalia. Since its formation in 2006, the Nationalist Front of Mexico claims it was formed by people coming from different political tendencies, social positions and cultural backgrounds who fight legally and peacefully for the national renewal of their country and for the unity of the Mexican nation.

Beliefs[]

Supporters of the Nationalist Front of Mexico and other far-right protesters in Mexico City, 2010.
A map showing the First Mexican Empire at its greatest extent and borders the Nationalist Front of Mexico advocates a return to.

Ideologically, the Nationalist Front proposes a distributist economy, socialization and the Third-Positionist ideology as an alternative to both Marxism and capitalism. 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 ceded 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.

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 cities to demand the immediate expulsion of Haitian immigrants who entered Mexico in the fall of 2016 on their way to the United States. Nationalist Front leader Juan C. Lopez Lee called on the Mexican government to stop issuing transit documents to Haitian migrants.[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. However, representatives of the front have made open calls for Mexicans to join in their struggle against foreigners, sexual minorities and leftists. Human right advocates in Mexico have raised their concerns about the group's rhetoric and increasing popularity among the youth.[6]

It is not a political party and thus cannot nominate candidates directly.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "La nueva ultraderecha latinoamericana (1992-2018)" [The New Latin American Far-right (1992-2018)]. Marxismo Critico (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Plataforma ampliada" [Extended Platform]. Official website (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Programa de los 25 puntos" [25-point program]. Official website (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Astillero". La Jornada (in Spanish). 2014-06-30.
  5. ^ "U.S., Mexican governments helping Haitian migrants enter country, lawmaker says". Fox News Latino. 2016-10-11.
  6. ^ "Astillero". La Jornada (in Spanish). 2014-06-30.

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