The Nationalist Front of Mexico, formerly known as the Organization for the National Will and the National Mexicanist Front , is a neo-fascist activist organization in Mexico. The organization disavows violence.

History

The Nationalist Front of Mexico was formed in 2006. In 2012, The party was renamed to the Nationalist Front of Mexico. succeeding its previous name; The Organization for the National Will. The FNM has not registered with the National Electoral Institute for elections, and thus cannot nominate candidates for Presidential or legislative elections.

Ideology and policies

The head of the group Juan Carlos López Lee has acknowledged that the group's ideology includes elements of fascism and National Socialism, but disputes that the organization itself is fascist.

Reincorporation of territories and Hispanism

The organization opposes foreign culture and influences, and rejects the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, in which Mexico lost half its territory that now forms part of the southwestern United States. Nationalist Front of Mexico promotes the reincorporation of Central America to Mexico, claiming that concerning immigration, the modern Central American republics were founded by "self-serving landlords" and since they have separated from Mexico, and that free movement of people between them must come as a result of a political union.

Economic policy

The Nationalist Front proposes a distributist economy and advocates for Mexico to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Environmental policy

The FNM wants to abandon and reject the use of some or all fossil fuels and deregulating the use of renewable fuels, They also encourage private investments for environmental causes and advocate for stricter laws on environmental matters.

Judicial system

The party seeks a full reform of the Mexican judiciary system and public security which in this case, the party wants the reinstatement of the death penalty that was abolished in 2005 to target pedophiles, serial killers, kidnappers, torturers and drug traffickers and others. They also propose transforming prisons and penitentiaries into work centers.

Political activities

In recent years, the group has gained notoriety for honoring Maximilian I of Mexico and conservatives of the 19th century such as Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía Camacho. Members have also held protests in various Mexican cities to protest the Central American migrant caravans. In 2016, a Nationalist Front spokesman called on the Mexican government to stop issuing transit documents to Haitian migrants due to human rights and security concerns.