Spanish Alternative
political party in Spain
Spanish Alternative (Spanish: Alternativa Española, AES) () is a far-right political party in Spain. It describes itself as "social Christian and cross-sectional". Its Secretary General is the lawyer and businessman Rafael López-Diéguez, former member of the far-right New Force, active formation during the Transition and managed by his father-in-law, the historic leader Blas Piñar, who was named honorary president of AES, a post which he held until his death in January 2014.
History
Spanish Alternative was founded with the support of Fuerza Nueva Editorial; it was in its registered office where the party had its first headquarters. AES was founded in 21 of April 2003. According to its General Secretary, AES aroused "because the PP betrayed its Catholic voters and the Spanish people as a whole". It maintained contacts with the party Navarrese and Spanish Right (DNE).
Ideology
AES holds its program declaration and its public action in four principles: the "defense of life" (opposition to any type of abortion), the "pro-family", "Christian roots" and the "unity of Spain". When the party has to place itself on the political spectrum, AES defines itself as a cross-sectional party that is positioned on the right in moral matter and on the left in social and economic matter. Thus, AES considers homosexual adoption to be an attack on the family and is against same-sex marriages and even same-sex civil unions.
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