Euronat

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EuroNat
Leader Jean-Marie Le Pen
Founded30 March 1997 (1997-03-30)
Dissolved24 October 2009 (2009-10-24)
Succeeded by Alliance of European National Movements
Ideology Ultranationalism
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Neo-fascism
Anti-communism
Anti-immigration
Hard Euroscepticism
Political position Far-right
European Parliament group Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty
Colours  Purple
SloganEurope is ours, let's take it back!
5th European Parliament
8 / 626
6th European Parliament
17 / 785
7th European Parliament
9 / 754
Website
euronat.org

EuroNat was a far-right and ultranationalist European political alliance, formed at the congress of the French National Front (FN) in Strasbourg on 30 March 1997. [1] It had a loose organisational structure, and was, in practice, based on coordination by activities of the FN. [1]

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The organisation failed to attract much support in Western Europe, as FN leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was more successful in gathering support in Eastern Europe. [1] NordNat was an attempt to form a regional organisation by Nordic parties. [1] As of the late 2000s, only the FN, BNP, ND, MS-FT, DN and NR parties were listed as members of EuroNat.

In a joint declaration, the founders of EuroNat expressed, among other things, the view that a "reborn" Europe "should be built with the European nations based on civilizations rooted in Greek, Celtic, Germanic, Latin and Christian traditions." [2] The declaration was signed by representatives of, among others, Forza Nuova, the Greater Romanian Party and Democracia Nacional, as well as the previously mentioned Sweden Democrats and Front National. [3]

Parties that at one point were part of the organisation include: [4]

CountryParty
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium VlaamseStrijdvlag.svg Vlaams Blok
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of SPR-RSC.svg Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Republicans of Miroslav Sladek
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of the Croatian Party of Rights.svg Croatian Party of Rights
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Pikku Sinimustat flag.svg Patriotic People's Movement
Flag of France.svg  France National Front
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German People's Union
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Hellenic Front
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of the Hungarian Justice and Life Party.svg Hungarian Justice and Life Party
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of New Force.svg New Force
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Tricolour Flame
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands New Right
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal National Alliance
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Greater Romania Party
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serbian Radical Party
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of SNS.svg Slovak National Party
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain National Democracy
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Nationaldemokraterna flag.png National Democrats
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sweden Democrats
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of the British National Party.svg British National Party [5]

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