Christian Democratic Party (Spain)

Christian Democratic Party
Partido Demócrata Cristiano
PresidentÍñigo Cavero
Secretary-GeneralFernando Álvarez de Miranda
Founded4 April 1977 (1977-04-04)
Dissolved7 February 1978 (1978-02-07)
Merger ofSpanish Democratic Union
Christian Democratic People's Party
Merged intoUnion of the Democratic Centre
HeadquartersAgustín de Foxá, 27-1, Madrid
IdeologyChristian democracy
Conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationUCD
Colours  Green
SloganEl Centro que levantó Europa

The Christian Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Cristiano; PDC) was a Spanish Christian democratic political party, founded in 1977. The leaders of the PDC were Fernando Álvarez de Miranda and Íñigo Cavero.

History

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The party was founded through the merge of the Spanish Democratic Union (UDE) and the Christian Democratic People's Party (PPDC),[1][2][3] along with some independents. The party joined the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) electoral coalition for the 1977 Spanish general election, gaining 17 seats in the Congress of Deputies,[4] officially merging into the UCD as a unitary party in December 1977[5][6] and dissolving itself in February 1978.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Fusión del PPDC y UDE". El País (in Spanish). 5 April 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. ^ "El acuerdo electoral de toda la democracia cristiana, es posible". El País (in Spanish). 6 April 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ "El Partido Demócrata cristiano se presentará en Madrid el miércoles". El País (in Spanish). 10 April 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Union of the Democratic Centre, Democratic and Social Centre". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Disolución de varios partidos integrados en UCD". El País (in Spanish). 13 December 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Los partidos integrados en UCD se disuelven sin grandes dificultades". El País (in Spanish). 13 December 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Disueltos los partidos de Alvarez de Miranda y Fernández Ordóñez". El País (in Spanish). 8 February 1978. Retrieved 6 January 2020.