The Spanish people voted on Sunday, 16th February, 1936. This included the CEDA and the Carlists.The Falange Española did not officially join but most of its members supported the aims of the National Front.. Le 16 février 1936, la coalition de droite et du centre remporte 4,5 millions de suffrages, tandis que le Front Populaire n’en totalise que 4,2 millions.

The 1936 United States presidential election was the 38th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1936.In the midst of the Great Depression, incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Governor Alf Landon of Kansas.Roosevelt won the highest share of the popular and electoral vote since the largely uncontested 1820 election. Right-wing groups in Spain formed the National Front. Toutefois, le système électoral, calqué sur le français (le scrutin d’arrondissement), permet de transformer cette défaite électorale en triomphe parlementaire. 18 juillet 1936, l’Espagne bascule dans la guerre civile Le 17 juillet 1936 éclate au Maroc espagnol le soulèvement du général Francisco Franco contre le gouvernement du Front populaire. Out of a possible 13.5 million voters, over 9,870,000 participated in the election.