The Political System and Ideology of the Franco Regime

The Franco Regime: Legal and Ideological Foundations

Law Courts and Social Change

As the first stage of this law undergoes a change, the regime attempted to provide women with an increased role in the country, both politically and socially. This was done so that, as explained in the previous laws, Spain could be accepted into the global economy.

Ideological Foundations of the Regime

Opposition to Political and Economic Liberalism

The Franco regime was totally opposed to political and economic liberalism, which proposed the separation of powers into three branches: the judicial, legislative, and executive. In contrast, power under Franco was maintained through the Basic Law of the State, which kept the structure open for two more years until the decision was made to "carter target" to be in charge of the government.

Repression of Leftist Movements

Any person related to Communism, socialism, anarchism, or simply multi-party democracy, would be subject to repression and reprisals, since the Franco regime was totally opposed to the leftist system. This opposition is related to the Law Principles of the Movement, which established that there could be only one political party in power.

National-Catholicism

From Catholicism emerged National-Catholicism, a movement based on the creation of power groups that extracted elements as configured. This highlighted the role of Catholics. This was an attempted regime in which power was distributed, though not without them. Catholicism is observed in Spain through the events of the Concordat with the Holy See and the Law Principles of the Movement, establishing the Catholic confessional state.

Organic Democracy

Organic Democracy is a political system in which popular representation is not exercised by universal suffrage but through natural social networks, such as the family. It rejects liberal principles, parliamentarianism, and political parties, viewing them as a form that represents a dictatorship under an apparently democratic shade, while respecting the formal details of it.

Conclusion: The Chameleon Nature of the System

In conclusion, we can observe the system's ambiguity: the Franco system was very chameleon-like and was constantly changing power structures. This leads one to think that the primary goal was simply to stay in power, a fact observable in the change in the laws proposed in the second stage. The change in the law courts aimed for a greater degree of openness.