A Carlist victory after the Spanish Civil War

What if Spain became Carlist after the civil war?

A traditional monarchy would face disputed succession and possible friction over French dynastic claims; the mechanism of a Carlist takeover remains hypothetical.

A Carlist victory is envisaged as a strongly traditional monarchy, somewhat less dictatorial than Franco's regime but still outside democratic or republican government. Alfonso Carlos's death in 1936 creates a disputed succession. The French dynastic claim associated with this line also raises the possibility of friction with France, depending on whether a Spanish government tries to act on it. The route to power remains hypothetical: exhaustion and simultaneous leadership crises on both sides of the civil war might allow the Carlists to gather support. That possible mechanism does not establish that a Carlist takeover was achievable.