Why Did Congress Follow The Popular Front?

Born in December 4th, 1892 the young Spanish general and dictator of Spain ruled from 1939 and became known as the youngest general in Europe in the 1920s. During the general election of 1936 the ruling centre-right coalition collapsed amid the Straperlo corruption scandal and new elections were scheduled. The new coalitions formed were the Popular Front on the left, which ranged from the Republican Union Party to Communists, as well as the Frente Nacional on the right, which ranged from the center radicals to the conservative Carlists. On February 16th, 1936 the Popular Front won by a narrow margin. The days that followed the Popular Front had launched a campaign with the support of the government against Opposition whom they accused of plotting against the Republic. It was seen that Spain was in imminent danger of falling under a “Communist dictatorship”, and therefore it was seen that fighting against the democratically elected Popular Front they, the Opposition were merely doing their duty in defense of law and order and the freedom of the Spanish people.
On July 17, one day earlier than planned, the African Army rebelled, and Franco published a manifesto and left for Africa, where he arrived the next day to take command of the African troops. A week later, the rebels, who soon called themselves the Nationalists, controlled a third of Spain, but most navy units remained under the control of the Republican loyalist forces, which left Franco isolated. The coup failed in the attempt to bring a swift victory, but the Spanish Civil War had begun and ended with a victory for Franco’s new Spanish