French action

“Axion Frances” ^[2] ( French Action française , literally “French action”) is a monarchist political organization that arose in France in 1899 under the leadership of Charles Morras and was organized in 1905 .

Newspaper cover of the same name in 1918

Under this name existed until 1944 . It relied on nationalist circles in the army and aristocracy . The ideology of "Axion Frances" implied the restoration of the monarchy in France , the creation of a corporate state , nationalism in the spirit of Blood and Soil , a strict commitment to Catholicism , the abolition of the department system and a return to the pre-revolutionary territorial division of France. The organization was extremely hostile (and still is) to the French Revolution , its legacy and ideals. The main goal of the organization is to restore the Old Order under the rule of the Bourbon dynasty.

In the 30s, she took on a pro-fascist character. Her leadership created armed detachments - “ Royal fellows ”, who took part in the anti-parliamentary coup on February 6, 1934 .

During the years of German occupation of France, the organization existed legally and actively supported the policy of cooperation with the occupiers pursued by the Pétain government. But since the foundations of this movement from the time of the Dreyfus case had a pronounced anti-German character, many of its members joined the Resistance even when the Communists remained silent (because of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that was in force until 1941). In his youth, Charles de Gaulle was a monarchist.

After the liberation of France in 1944, the Axion Frances was liquidated. However, by 1947 it was actually restored. After the death of Charles Morras in 1952, the leader of the organization was his associate Maurice Pujo (died in 1955 , FR Maurice Pujo ).

The printed organ of movement is the eponymous newspaper founded by Morras and Leon Daudet . There is still.