Pablo Picasso from the Catalan independence movement during his youth despite expressing general support and being friendly with activists within it. He did not join the armed forces for any side or country during World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II. As a Spanish citizen living in France, Picasso was under no compulsion to fight against the invading Germans in either world war. However, in 1940, he did apply for French citizenship, but it was refused on the grounds of his "extremist ideas evolving towards communism". This information was not revealed until 2003. At the start of the
Unity (Latvian political party) Unity, was uncertain whether to join New Unity, since a faction of the party supported a partnership with the Latvian Association of Regions, ultimately signing a cooperation agreement in July. An offer to join the list was also extended to the liberal Movement For! and the center-left Progressives party, but both parties eventually declined. Unity (Latvian political party) Unity () is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia. It is currently the largest party of the centre-right in Latvian politics and was the leading party in the Dombrovskis and Straujuma cabinets from its inception in 2010 until February 2016. Unity is