The People's Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Popular, PDP) was a Spanish political party of liberal centre, integrated in the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). Its president was Fernando Chueca, and his Secretary General was Ignacio Camuñas.[1][2][3]
People's Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Popular | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PDP |
| President | Fernando Chueca |
| General Secretary | Ignacio Camuñas |
| Founded | December 1974 |
| Legalised | February 17, 1977 |
| Dissolved | December 16, 1977 |
| Succeeded by | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
History edit
The party was founded by Ignacio Camuñas in December 1974 on the basis of the Circle of Studies New Generation (Spanish: Círculo de Estudios Nueva Generación), created in 1972.[4][5] By 1976 the party was part of the Democratic Convergence Platform and Democratic Coordination, but withdrew from the latter in June of that same year.[6][7] On 24 September 1976, together with Democratic Left of Catalonia, the Social-Liberal Coalition was established.[8]
Fernando Chueca Goitia, founder of the Spanish Social Democratic Union (USDE), left the party in July 1976 to join the People's Democratic Party, where he was elected president in December of that year.[2][3] The party was admitted as a member of the Liberal International during the Congress that took place in Barcelona in October 1976;[6][9] also, the PDP participated in the creation of Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in 1977, forming the liberal wing of UCD. The party was legalized on February 17, 1977.[10]
In the general elections of 1977 the party obtained 6 deputies within UCD: Ignacio Camuñas, José Manuel Paredes Grosso, Francisco Ruiz Risueño, Manuel Bermejo and José María Bravo de Laguna.[11] Subsequently, on December 16, 1977, the party agreed to dissolve and become a full member of UCD.[12]
References edit
- ^ "El consejo directivo nacional del Partido Demócrata Popular (PDP)". El País (in Spanish). 6 February 1977. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ a b "El arquitecto Fernando Chueca". El País (in Spanish). 30 July 1976. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Chueca Goitia, presidente del Partido Demócrata Popular". El País (in Spanish). 22 December 1976. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Los hombres clave del congreso de UCD". El País (in Spanish). 6 February 1981. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "El "Partido Demócrata Popular" aprobó la "Declaración de Madrid"". ABC (in Spanish). 19 March 1977. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Partido Demócrata Popular (1974-1978)". Fundación Juan March (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "El Partido Democrático Popular abandona Coordinación Democrática". El País (in Spanish). 8 June 1976. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "El Partido Demócrata Popular (PDP)". El País (in Spanish). 25 September 1976. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Los grupos de Trías Fargas y Camuñas ingresan en la Internacional Liberal". El País (in Spanish). 1 October 1976. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Siete partidos legalizados y tres rechazados". El País (in Spanish). 18 February 1977. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Union of the Democratic Centre, Democratic and Social Centre". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "El partido de Camuñas se disuelve en UCD". El País (in Spanish). 17 December 1977. Retrieved 12 August 2015.