Acción Popular

Acción Popular was a Spanish political party founded in the 1930s by José María Gil Robles. It emerged as a response to the anticlerical policies of the Second Republic, particularly its stance on religious education and religious orders. Accíón Popular became the core of the Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Rights (CEDA), a right-wing electoral coalition. The party's followers, especially its youth wing, were noted for adopting styles similar to fascism. The left viewed CEDA's political doctrine with suspicion. Accíón Popular's rise contributed to the political polarization in Spain, which ultimately led to the Spanish Civil War.1

The modern Popular Party (PP) traces its origins to the Popular Alliance, formed in the 1970s. It evolved into the Popular Coalition and, in 1989, became the Popular Party (PP). The PP is a conservative political party in Spain.2