Political Problems During the Restoration

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Opposition to Turnismo:

Three political parties that didn't accept the electoral system established by the Constitution of 1876

Republican Party:

Split into different divisions: Castelar, Pi i Margall, Ruiz Zorrilla, and Nicolas Salmerón
Idea:
Republican state model

Carlist Party:

Declared another war against Alfonso XII
Territories in Maestrazgo and the north were taken by the army

Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE):

Was founded by Pablo Iglesias in 1879 and consolidated by the huge surge in the labour movement.
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LABOUR MOVEMENT

Socialism:
Spread after the General Union of Workers (UGT) was founded in 1888 in Madrid, the Basque Country, and Asturias
Anarchists:
Established by the Federation of Workers Societies of the Spanish Region (FTRE)
Popular with Catalan and Andalusian industrial workers
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REGIONALISM AND LOCAL NATIONALISM

Catalan Nationalism:

- Demanded official status for the Catalan language
- Establishment of Catalan political parties, courts, and Catalan autonomy
- In 1892, these proposals were declared in the bases of Manresa

Basque Nationalism:

Driven by Sabino Arana, was Catholic and conservative, and defended traditions
The PNV was founded in 1897

Galician Nationalism:

Response to economic and social problems

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