Grzegorz Górny has late asked a very interesting question about why Salazar and Franco failed to build anything permanent. Indeed, the right-wing dictatorships in Spain and Portugal fell apart immediately after the death of the leaders.
The people of the regime, especially those of the well-known resort, have retained any of the wealth and influence, and the general impunity'Cause that's unfortunately average in democratic transformation. However, they withdrew from active politics, acted (or actually inactive working) from hiding.
Neofrancism or neo-salasarism do not function as an option to vote in elections. The political spectrum there is simply a paradise for the participants of this blog – the most utmost right is the equivalent of PO, is simply a strong counterpart Together and crucial parties left of Together.
The dictatorship, which seemed unmoveable yet in 1969 (not pointing fingers, are among us people who were already in the planet then), fell apart like a home of cards a fewer years later. There is comfort in this for us – poor, consent, but with specified opposition there will be no better.
I find the case of Salazar peculiarly interesting, due to the fact that its concept of the fresh State (Estado Novo) in many respects resembles the doctrine of duckism (of course, minus colonies). First of all, unlike Franco (and in a similarity to Kaczyński), Salazar did not make himself as the number 1 man. He besides allowed any kind of election and any kind of opposition.
In Fascist Portugal, the president was formally number 1 man. At any time (in theory) he could cancel Salazar (as Prime Minister).
No 1 has done this for more than 30 years due to the fact that Salazar was besides their superior as president of the National Union (União Nacional). They were all more or little meek "Mrs. Adrians" like this good man.
By 1958, the president was elected in the general election. The opposition could theoretically compete in them, but had limited opportunities to run and no control over the number of votes, so it was a farce like in Russia or Belarus.
That year, however, the opposition candidate, General Humberto Delgado, had an unexpectedly large result. Officially, he got 25% votes, you can only speculate how much he got really.
Salazar was scared, and since then, “Mr Adriana” has anointed his parliament. Delgado was murdered in Spain with a secretary.
The brutality of this execution (what harmed their secretary?) caused that even the fellow Frankist government did not aid Portuguese to cover their tracks. Agent PIDE's secret police were handed down in Spain for execution (lived a peaceful old age in South Africa).
The execution of Delgado – who until late was a supporter of the government – was most likely the most spectacular demonstration of bulldog fighting under the carpet. The unity of the government is always apparent.
In the face of Petru and Schetina's indolence, it is the only comfort for us. Sooner or later, they're gonna go to each other's throats.
And at the latest it will most likely be as in Spain and Portugal, erstwhile the Leader – the only binder of the government – withdraws from politics and appoints the Successor. But it can besides happen sooner.
The Law and Justice Department creates an unstable strategy in which 2 people, the talker of the Sejm and the Minister of Justice, have disproportionately large power. Formally, the Prime Minister and the president are at the head of the state, but the Sejm, turned into a voting machine, can change the Prime Minister at any time, or "cut short" the President's term.
What will Mr Adrian do then? Is he gonna appeal to court? But the courts have just been turned into a device to approve the decision of the Minister of Justice. And he did it himself.
This home of cards falls erstwhile the central card is missing: Leader, Legendary Creature. And simple biology will make it impossible for this to last as long as in Spain and Portugal.
The advanced regret of Franco and Salazar, due to the fact that they made the most successful effort in the 20th century to make a Catholic regime. But Christ made it clear that his kingdom is not of this world. specified a government must be built on a lie
The alliance of the throne with the altar will always be a “palace built on sand”. It will be “a bad tree that good fruit cannot produce.”
It's almost fall. We'll see what falls from this tree.
