' s ▁military , ▁and ▁publishing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁calls ▁for ▁a ▁coup . ▁The ▁anti - comm un ist ▁and ▁Naz i - aligned ▁Blue ▁Division ▁also ▁saw ▁renew ed ▁interest . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁transition ▁period , ▁the ▁elect oral ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁far - right ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Ali anza ▁Nacional ▁ 1 8 ▁de ▁Jul io ▁coal ition ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Ali anza ▁Popular . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Spanish ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁extreme ▁right ▁won ▁a ▁single ▁seat ▁through ▁the ▁F uer za ▁Nueva ▁(" New ▁Force ") ▁coal ition ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁char ism atic ▁Bl as ▁Pi ñ ar . ▁F uer za ▁Nueva ▁attempted ▁to ▁st if le ▁political ▁reform ▁through ▁continuous ▁activ ism ▁and ▁mobil ization ▁of ▁far - right ▁forces ; ▁the ▁par amil itar ism , ▁uniform s , ▁and ▁violence ▁of ▁F uer za ▁Nueva ▁attract ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁organization . ▁The ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Spanish ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁attempt ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁a ▁military ▁coup . ▁ ▁Post - transition ▁period ▁▁ ▁After ▁Spain ' s ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy , ▁the ▁far - right ▁began ▁to ▁experience ▁large - scale ▁un pop ular ity ▁and ▁abandon ment ▁by ▁members . ▁This ▁weak ening ▁of ▁the ▁far - right ▁was ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁spl its ▁between ▁ne o - Fran co ists ▁and ▁those ▁who