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| '''Spanish unionism''' is a |
'''Spanish unionism''' is a label used by the Basque and ] to refer despectively the political attitude which favours the continuity of the ] as a unitary state or nation. | ||
| In this way, Spanish unionism is considered by Basque and Catalonian nationalist parties as a political ideology that denies the ] of the different nationalities of Spain and it would include Popular Party (PP), Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), Union, Progress and Democracy (UPYD) and Citizens-Party of Citizenry (C's). | |||
| Nationalist parties are currently in charge of both the ] and ] parliaments, whilst in Galicia, Valencia and the Balearics, the People's Party, a staunch opponent of Spain's nationalist movements, is in power. However, nationalists in Spain need not necessarily support independence. | Nationalist parties are currently in charge of both the ] and ] parliaments, whilst in Galicia, Valencia and the Balearics, the People's Party, a staunch opponent of Spain's nationalist movements, is in power. However, nationalists in Spain need not necessarily support independence. | ||
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Spanish unionism is a label used by the Basque and Catalonian nationalism to refer despectively the political attitude which favours the continuity of the Kingdom of Spain as a unitary state or nation. In this way, Spanish unionism is considered by Basque and Catalonian nationalist parties as a political ideology that denies the right of self-determination of the different nationalities of Spain and it would include Popular Party (PP), Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), Union, Progress and Democracy (UPYD) and Citizens-Party of Citizenry (C's).
Nationalist parties are currently in charge of both the Catalan and Basque parliaments, whilst in Galicia, Valencia and the Balearics, the People's Party, a staunch opponent of Spain's nationalist movements, is in power. However, nationalists in Spain need not necessarily support independence.
Specifically, the expression Spanish unionism has been used for the last 10 years in the context of the Catalan independentist debate. Prior of this, the usage of the label was limited to the Basque nationalism. The import of the use of the term Unionism on the Spanish context is related to the peripheral nationalism attempts in order to introduce the terminology of the Northern Ireland Conflict both in the Basque Conflict and Catalonian independence debate.
See also
- Spanish nationalism
- Nationalisms and regionalisms of Spain
- Spanish republicanism
- Spanish monarchism
- Spanish anarchism
- Spanish irrendetism (Greater Spain)
- Iberian federalism (Iberism)