Republican Action ( es, Acción Republicana) was a Spanish

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party between 1930 and 1934.

History

The AR was founded in 1925 under the name ''Acción Política'' ("Political Action") by

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and

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. Political Action became a political party in 1930 under the name Republican Action. The party was

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, and supported

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and military reform. Avilés Farré, Juan
La izquierda burguesa y la tragedia de la II República.
Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Madrid. pages 94-96. . As a member of the republican alliance, the AR was a signatory of the Pact of San Sebastián to overthrow the monarchy of

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and was later involved in the construction and consolidation of the

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. It was a member of the provisional government which governed Spain after the King fled in April 1931. The party's left-wing faction, led by Marcelino Domingo split off from the party to form the

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in 1931. The party won 30 seats in the 1931 election and soon became, despite its small size, an integral part of governments until 1933 notably under its leader

. After the defeat of the left in the 1933 election, during which the AR won only 10 seats, it merged with the

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(ORGA) and Domingo's

in 1934 to form the Republican Left (''Izquierda Republicana''). The AR was a typical leftwing

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party. It attracted the support of the small '' bourgeoisie'', like teachers, lawyers and shopkeepers.

AR Ministers

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Election results

References

Bibliography

* Barrio Alonso, Ángeles (2004). La modernización de España (1917-1939). Política y sociedad. Madrid: Síntesis. . * González Calleja, Eduardo (2005). La España de Primo de Rivera. La modernización autoritaria 1923-1930. Madrid: Alianza Editorial. . * Juliá, Santos (2009). La Constitución de 1931. Madrid: Iustel. . {{Authority control Political parties established in 1926 Defunct political parties in Spain Liberal parties in Spain 20th century in Spain Radical parties Republican parties in Spain Political parties disestablished in 1934