Progressive Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Progresista | |
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Abbreviation | PDP |
Leader | Alfonso Osorio Ignacio Camuñas Solís |
Founded | December 16, 1978 (1978-12-16) |
Dissolved | June 30, 1980 (1980-06-30) |
Merged into | People's Alliance |
Ideology | Conservatism |
Political position | Right-wing |
National affiliation | Democratic Coalition |
Slogan | Una derecha para el progreso ("A right-wing for progress") |
Progressive Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Progresista; PDP) was a Spanish conservative political party, founded in 1978. The main leader of the PDP was Alfonso Osorio, who was elected as MP in the elections of 1979.
History
The party was a member of the Democratic Coalition, led by Manuel Fraga Iribarne.
On 13 September 1979 Osorio resigned as the party president, being replaced by Gabriel Camuñas Solís. The party joined People's Alliance on 30 June 1980.
Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Seats | Outcome | Notes | |
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Congress | Senate | |||||||
1979 | Alfonso Osorio | 1,094,438 | 6.08 | #4 | 1 / 350 | 0 / 207 | UCD minority | Within Democratic Coalition |
References
- «"No nos resignamos a ser un pueblo postrado y pesimista"». ABC. 17/12/1978.
- «Hoy se formaliza la Confederación Demócrata Progresista». El País. 16/12/1978.
- "El comité ejecutivo del PDP acepta la dimisión de Osorio". El País (in Spanish). 14 September 1979. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- «Dos nuevos grupos se integran en Alianza Popular». El País. 1/6/1980.
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