Frontpartij | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Adiel de Beuckelaere |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Dissolved | 1933 |
| Preceded by | Frontbeweging Vlaamsche Front |
| Succeeded by | Flemish National Union |
| Newspaper | De Schelde |
| Ideology | Flemish nationalism Autonomy Socialism (early) Fascism (later) |
| Political position | Initially Left-wing, later Far-right |
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church |
The Frontpartij (Dutch; "Front Party") was a Belgian political party that campaigned for increasing recognition for the Flemish people and their language. Originating from the earlier Frontbeweging ("Front Movement"), the Frontpartij was an early attempt to fully politicise the Flemish Movement. In contrast to some of its successor movements the party supported democracy and autonomy rather than authoritarianism and independence.[1]
- ^ Stanley G. Payne, A History of Fascism 1914-1945, London, Routledge, 2001, p. 300