Unité Radicale
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Unité Radicale was a French far-right political group close to the Third Position and National Bolshevism thesis. It was founded in June 1998 from the merger of Groupe Union Défense and Nouvelle Résistance/Jeune Résistance/Union des Cercles Résistance, issued from Nouvelle Résistance, and dissolved on August 6, 2002. The group was led by Christian Bouchet.
Unité Radicale promoted a racist,
The group worked with the
Contributors to their website included former
At the beginning of 2002, Unité Radicale split. Christian Bouchet departed the movement with his friends, and the group was then led by Fabrice Robert and Guillaume Luyt who gave it a more racist and anti-Muslim outlook.
An Unité Radicale member, Maxime Brunerie, tried to assassinate president Jacques Chirac on Bastille Day in 2002.[3] Although Unité Radicale contended that Maxime Brunerie was not even a bona fide member, the French government administratively disbanded the group.[4]
Subsequently, some former members of Unité Radicale formed another group,
References
- ^ Henley, Jon (20 July 2002). "France's neo-Nazi breeding ground". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Police hunt 'friend' of French neo-Nazi gunman". The Irish Times. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Jon Henley Would-be assassin rooted in hard right, The Guardian, Tuesday July 16, 2002
- ^ Jon Henley France plans to outlaw far-right group of would-be assassin, The Guardian, Tuesday July 30, 2002