Alain Escada Explained

Alain Escada, born 16 May 1970 in Brussels,^[1] is a Belgian far-right activist.^[2] Since 2012, he has been the chairman of Civitas, a French Traditionalist Catholic organization.^[3] Under his leadership, in 2012–13, Civitas opposed same-sex marriage in France,^[4] with Escada calling it a "Pandora's box" for polygamy and incest.^[5]

In June 2016, Civitas changed its status from a cultural organisation to a French political party^[6] and in 2017 Escada announced that Civitas will run in the next French parliamentary elections.^[7]

Escada is the President^[8] of the Coalition pour la Vie et la Famille, whose status as a European party brings 500.000 euros a year of European funds.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entretien avec Alain Escada, nouveau président de CIVITAS. 2012-06-01. Civitas. 2017-04-11.
2. Web site: Christian fundis lose case against RésistanceS. www.resistances.be. 2017-04-11. 2012-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306075941/http://www.resistances.be/belgchret07.html. dead.
3. News: Civitas, l'institut qui rêvait de rechristianiser la France. Slate.fr. 2017-04-10. fr-FR.
4. Web site: Anti-gay marriage protesters rally in Paris . Thejournal.ie . 2012-11-18 . 2017-04-11.
5. News: Gay marriage protesters turn violent. 2012-11-18. 2017-04-11.
6. News: Marie-Anne Pinet . Civitas devient un parti politique . La Croix . 2016-06-28 . 2017-04-11.
7. Web site: Madeleine Meteyer . Avec Jean-Marie Le Pen, les catholiques intégristes de Civitas célèbrent le "pays réel" . Lefigaro.fr . 2017-03-13 . 2017-04-11.
8. Web site: Statuses of the "Coalition for Life and Family" on the website of the Belgian Government.
9. News: Comment des partis nationalistes ont touché des millions du Parlement européen. L'Obs. 2017-04-10. fr-FR.