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The Front Comtois is a French small political group, located in France, in the region Franche-Comté. Its ideologies include
racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonis ...
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islamophobia Islamophobia is the fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general, especially when seen as a geopolitical force or a source of terrorism. The scope and precise definition of the term ''Islamophobia'' ...
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antisemitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...
, historical revisionism, homophobia,
opposition to the legalization of abortion Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life or abolitionist movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in respon ...
and neo-nazism. It was created in 2008. Members degraded a mosque with blood and a pig's head and racist inscriptions.Rapport sur l'extrême droite en Franche-Comté du Comité de vigilance antifasciste franc-comtois
Retrieved 31 December 2011.
Now Front Comtois has between 30 and 100 members, and often demonstrate in
Montbéliard Montbéliard (; traditional ) is a town in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department. History Montbéliard is ...
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Belfort Belfort (; archaic german: Beffert/Beffort) is a city in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg, approximately from the France–Switzerland border. It is the prefecture of the Terri ...
and
Besançon Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzer ...
and many other small cities. The organisation was condemned and fined in 2011 for incitement to racial and religious hatred, at 6400
euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...
s of penalty.3000 euros d'amende pour le président du Front Comtois in MaCommune.info
Retrieved 31 December 2011.


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Far-right political parties in France Political parties established in 2008 Politics of Franche-Comté Identitarian movement in France {{France-poli-stub