Marxist Unification Movement (in

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: ''Moviment d'Unificació Marxista'') was a political group in

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. MUM was founded in 1977, during the

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, by a group that had left the

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(PSAN) in 1976 and the ''Col·lectiu Combat'', a splinter group of the Catalan National Front (FNC). MUM differed from other radical Catalan

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in its willingness to participate in the Spanish electoral process. In the 1977 elections, MUM formed part of the

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(''Candidatura d'Unitat Popular cap el Socialisme''), which launched Salvador Casanova as its main candidate. After the elections, MUM merged with the Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC) and formed the Catalan Workers Bloc (BCT).

References

* Fernàndez Calvet, Jaume. Terra Lliure (1979–1985). Barcelona: editorial El Llamp, 1986, pàg. 115 (col·lecció La Rella). {{ISBN, 84-86066-77-8. 1977 establishments in Spain Communist parties in Catalonia Defunct communist parties Marxist parties in Spain Secessionist organizations in Europe Communist parties in Spain