Conference “L’averse Degrelle en région rochoise”

Conference “Élections du 24.05.1936 – L’averse Degrelle en région rochoise” by Jean-Michel Bodelet, Historian

On 24 May 1936, the general election was marked by a breakthrough for the Rexist movement. In the canton of La Roche-en-Ardenne, almost one in two voters cast their ballot for Degrelle’s party. During the evening, the contest between Rex and the traditional parties will be analysed, with a focus on the La Roche region in the broadest sense. Like a downpour, this resounding electoral victory for the ‘Degrelle’ candidates was ‘sudden, abundant and short-lived ‘.