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53: 219: 679:, a former Radical Socialist. Upon the election of the Popular Front, the Popular Front held a victory march in Madrid with over 250,000 supporters, with its Socialist and Communist party components marching in uniform in the thousands. The Popular Front immediately delivered its promise in its manifesto of rehiring workers fired for political reasons without due process and to reimburse them based on individual cases for wages lost to an extent of not less than thirty-nine days' wages nor more than six months. 966: 1210: 705:, the army leader of the 1934 Asturian campaign against workers' movements there. The Spanish Republican government also made major changes to the Spanish Army, pro-Republican or neutral commanders were installed in multiple posts while commanders with questionable loyalties were moved to lesser or remote positions: for example, General 1263: 509:
condemned the actions of the conservative-led government, demanding the release of political prisoners detained after November 1933, the re-hiring of state employees who had been suspended, fired, or transferred "without due process or for reasons of political persecution", it proposed establishing a
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The government did not stay in power long, mainly because of the conflict of ideological views by many of the parties. The only factor working for the government was unity for the conquest of fascism. After the Republican defeat in the Spanish Civil War, the popular front was dissolved, and Franco
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elected President of Spain. The Popular Front received 4,654,116 votes compared to the opponent combined right-wing vote of 4,503,524 votes. It elected 278 deputies – 99 of which belonged to the Socialists (PSOE), while the right-wing elected 124 deputies – 88 of which belonged to the CEDA. Many of
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reform. The manifesto declared the Popular Front's opposition to class-based society, stating "The Republic conceived of by the Republican parties is not a Republic dominated by social or economic class interests, but a regime of democratic liberty..." but it promised the restoration of certain
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The manifesto advocated a moderate left-leaning economic policy that rejected the idea of nationalization of land and instead supported the provision of state economic assistance to agriculture, a new progressive tenancy law, and promotion of collective forms of production. It supported
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judiciary independent from government control, the investigation and prosecution of acts of unwarranted violence by police, and revision of the Law of Public Order to protect the rights of citizens against arbitrary power. The manifesto stressed political moderation against radicalism.
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the elected members of the Popular Front were professional persons, several of whom were from wealthy backgrounds. People of various political backgrounds within the Popular Front were appointed to President Azaña's cabinet, such as
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parties were advisable. In Spain, it was a coalition between leftist republicans and workers' organizations to defend social reforms of the first government (1931–1933) of the Second Spanish Republic, and liberate the prisoners,
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in the loyal territory and brought weapons to armed groups organized by the unions (UGT and CNT) and workers' parties (PSOE, PCE, POUM) that had initial success in defeating the Francoist forces in
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against right-wing parties and Catholic Church institutions by denouncing these actions. Uncontrolled political violence continued through to March with the greatest disturbance taking place in
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The manifesto promised the restoration of legislation guaranteeing regional autonomy that was revoked by the conservative-led government.
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and mass riot by left-wing political forces there. In particular, violence involving Communists and Socialists versus
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measures to defend national industry, encouraged state research to assist national industry, promised protection of
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The Popular Front was formed in 1936 by a coalition of left-wing republican parties. The Popular Front's founding
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economic policies of the 1931–33 Spanish government, including increased wages for farmworkers.
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Azaña responded to the recent surge of acts of violence, arson, and vandalism by
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resulted in multiple murders. By July there had been 269 political killings.
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Azaña acceded to demands by left-wing movements for punishment of General
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was removed as chief of staff of the army and moved to a position in the
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did not support them in the election, urging abstention instead.
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where a violent act by right-wing political forces provoked a
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would defeat the Republican forces and rule Spain as a
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had decided in 1935 that, in response to the growth of
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to a position as commander of a brigade in Pamplona.
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according with the front propaganda, held since the
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Index

Popular front
Spanish
Catalan

Manuel Azaña
Ideology
Progressivism
Republicanism
Secularism
Anti-fascism
Communism
Socialism
Liberalism
Liberal radicalism
Social liberalism
Social democracy
Catalan nationalism
Anarcho-syndicalism
Political position
Left-wing
Centre-left
far-left
Red

Politics of Spain
Political parties
Elections
Spanish
electoral alliance
that year's general election

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