Frontpartij

Frontpartij
FounderAdiel de Beuckelaere
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919)
Dissolved1933; 91 years ago (1933)
Preceded byFrontbeweging
Vlaamsche Front
Succeeded byFlemish National Union
NewspaperDe Schelde
IdeologyFlemish nationalism
Autonomy
Socialism (early)
Fascism (later)
Political positionInitially Left-wing, later Far-right
ReligionRoman 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]

  1. ^ Stanley G. Payne, A History of Fascism 1914-1945, London, Routledge, 2001, p. 300