Christian Democratic Party (Spain) Explained

Christian Democratic Party
Native Name:Partido Demócrata Cristiano
Secretary General:Fernando Álvarez de Miranda
President:Íñigo Cavero
Merger:Spanish Democratic Union
Christian Democratic People's Party
Merged:Union of the Democratic Centre
Slogan:El Centro que levantó Europa
Headquarters:Agustín de Foxá, 27-1, Madrid
Ideology:Christian democracy
Conservatism
Position:Centre-right
National:UCD
State:Spain
Colours: Green

The Christian Democratic Party (Spanish; Castilian: 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

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]

Notes and References

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