Unité Radicale

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Unité Radicale was a French far-right political group close to the Third Position and National Bolshevism thesis. It was founded in June 1998 from the merger of Groupe Union Défense and Nouvelle Résistance/Jeune Résistance/Union des Cercles Résistance, issued from Nouvelle Résistance, and dissolved on August 6, 2002.

Unité Radicale did not care too much about establishing a single ideology. All trends of the racist far-right seemed to be present, including neo-nazis, fascists and white supremacists. Apparently, their antisemitism was greater than their loathing of Muslim and Arab immigrants, for one of their slogans was In Gaza or in Paris, Intifada (against the perceived Jewish threat). Other political lines included opposing imperialism and the increasingly merchandization of society.

They sympathized with Bruno Mégret and supported Jean-Marie Le Pen for president.

Collaborators to their Web site included former Collaborationist Roland Gaucher, who participated to the 1972 foundation of the National Front, along with Le Pen.

An Unité Radicale alleged member, Maxime Brunerie, tried to assassinate president Jacques Chirac on Bastille Day in 2002. Although Unité Radicale contended that Maxime Brunerie was not even a bona fide member, the French government administratively disbanded the group.

Predictably, some former members of Unité Radicale formed another group, Bloc Identitaire.