National Union (Switzerland)

National Union (Switzerland)

The National Union (French: Union Nationale) was the main fascist political party in French-speaking Switzerland before World War II.

The Union was formed in Geneva in 1932 by Georges Oltramare, a lawyer and writer. Noted for his anti-Semitic writing, Oltramare founded the Order Politique Nationale in 1931 but merged it with the Union de Défense Economique the following year to form the National Union. The group continued under Oltramare's leadership until 1940 when he moved to Paris in oder to co-operate more closely with the Nazis.[1] Oltramare spent four years as a member of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland representing the National Union.[2]

The Union became notorious for a demonstration in Geneva on November 9, 1932 when their march to the city's Salle Communale was counterdemonstrated by the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. In the resulting trouble the Swiss army opened fire on the Socialists resulting in 13 deaths.[3]

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