The notables and rightist political forces in Brittany in the 1930s

Seen from the outside, Brittany often shows the image of a rightist area, whereas the political reality is more complex. In the thirties however the notables and political forces of the right are meant to organize themselves in modern parties in order to channel better the discontent of the rural population during the great depression. These rightist parties (Federation republicaine - URD) are structured around their own deputies against the leftist parties in the early thirties including the lay centrists (Alliance democratique) and the Chretiens democrates (PDP). It's necessary not to let the agitation of the weakly rooted leagues of the extreme right (Jeunesses patriotes, Croix-de-Feu) and mainly the Dorgerisme that is favored by numerous notables, then the PSF, become out of hand. This Breton right gets tough with the Front populaire often relying on the support of newcomers. From 1936 until 1938, reclassifyings are made in a right-left polarisation which weakens the centrist elements.