Alain Escada
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Alain Escada, born 16 May 1970 in
Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...
, is a Belgian far-right activist. Since 2012, he has been the chairman of
Civitas In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (; plural ), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the , or citizens, united by Roman law, law (). It is the law that binds them together, giving them responsibilitie ...
, a French
Traditionalist Catholic Traditionalist Catholicism is a movement that emphasizes beliefs, practices, customs, traditions, liturgical forms, devotions and presentations of teaching associated with the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). ...
organization. Under his leadership, in 2012–13, Civitas opposed
same-sex marriage in France Same-sex marriage has been legal in France since 18 May 2013, making France the Legal status of same-sex marriage, thirteenth country in the world and the ninth in Europe to allow same-sex couples to marry. The legislation applies to metropolita ...
, with Escada calling it a "Pandora's box" for polygamy and incest. In June 2016, Civitas changed its status from a cultural organisation to a French political party and in 2017 Escada announced that Civitas will run in the next French parliamentary elections. Escada is the President of the Coalition pour la Vie et la Famille, whose status as a European party brings 500.000 euros a year of European funds.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Escada, Alain 1970 births Politicians from Brussels French political people Living people Belgian traditionalist Catholics French traditionalist Catholics French anti-same-sex-marriage activists