Mec Vannin
Nationalist political party in the Isle of Man / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mec Vannin (lit. 'Sons of Man')[2] is a political party operating in the Isle of Man. Formed in 1962, it seeks to revoke the status of Man as a British self-governing Crown dependency and establish a completely sovereign state, which would be a republic.
Mec Vannin | |
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President | Bernard Moffatt |
Founded | 1962 |
Newspaper | Yn Pabyr Seyr |
Ideology | Manx nationalism[1] Social democracy[1] Republicanism[1] Environmentalism |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
Colours | Green |
House of Keys | 0 / 24 |
Legislative Council | 0 / 11 |
Website | |
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It describes its aims as being:
To achieve national independence for Mann as a sovereign state, based on a republican form of government. To further and safeguard the interests of Mann. To protect the individual and collective rights of its people.
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It is alternatively called or subtitled "The Manx Nationalist Party",[4][5] but is not to be confused with the Manx National Party, which was a name used by another party.