Politics
Breton nationalist politics offers some contrasts with other forms of nationalism, such as those of Wales or the Basque Country. The principal Breton party, the Union démocratique bretonne (UDB) is classed as regionalist rather than separatist (or nationalist strictly speaking) by Parisian electoral analysts, as the UDB seeks devolution rather than full independence.
Brittany has not been granted devolved powers as seen with the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Executive in the United Kingdom, or with self-rule within the larger state, as in the Basque Country and Basque Government in Spain. This means that nationalist politics occurs only at the local level, as the Breton nationalists are currently unrepresented in the French National Assembly. There is, however, a regional assembly with limited powers. Regional politics, however, remains a particularly vexed issue for Breton nationalists, as historic Brittany is divided between two French regions: Brittany and the Pays-de-la-Loire. The reunification of Brittany into a single administrative region has become a major political demand of Breton nationalists, one shared by a broad swath of the Breton political spectrum.
Parties with a Breton nationalist agenda include those seeking autonomy, such as the UDB or the Parti Breton, several federalist groups, anarchists such as Treger Disuj, traditionalists (linked to French royalism and legitimism), independentists, and Extreme right such as Adsav.
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