Federation of Regional Parties explained

Country:Spain
Federation of Regional Parties
Native Name:Federación de Partidos Regionales
President:Miguel Ramón Izquierdo
Leader:Héctor Villalba
Foundation:16 April 1989[1]
Merger:Valencian Union
Regionalist Party of Cantabria
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country
Union of Regionalist Parties of Castilla-La Mancha
United Extremadura
Progressive Riojan Party
Melillan People's Union
Regional Party of Madrid
Successor:Nationalist Coalition (1994)
Ideology:Regionalism

Federation of Regional Parties (Spanish; Castilian: Federación de Partidos Regionales, FPR) was a Spanish electoral list in the European Parliament election in 1989 made up from several centre-right regionalist parties.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Navarrese People's Union (UPN) and the Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) were initially also expected to join the Federation, but chose to support the newly-founded People's Party (PP) instead.[8]

Composition

PartyScope
Valencian Union (UV)Valencian Community
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)Cantabria
United Extremadura (EU)Extremadura
Progressive Riojan Party (PRP)La Rioja
Melillan People's Union (UPM)Melilla
Regional Party of Madrid (PRM)Madrid
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)Castile and León
Union of Regionalist Parties of Castilla–La Mancha (UPRCLM)Castilla–La Mancha

Notes and References

  1. News: Jara . Pedro . 17 April 1989 . 12 partidos regionalistas deciden acudir juntos a las elecciones europeas . Spanish . El País . Cáceres . 20 July 2017.
  2. News: . 1 May 1988 . Seis partidos regionalistas pretenden concurrir juntos al Parlamento Europeo . Spanish . El País . Valencia . 20 July 2017.
  3. News: Beltrán . Adolf . 26 June 1988 . Siete partidos regionalistas irán juntos a las elecciones europeas . Spanish . El País . Madrid . 20 July 2017.
  4. News: . 5 December 1988 . Los partidos regionalistas elaborarán un programa común para las elecciones europeas . Spanish . El País . Madrid . 20 July 2017.
  5. News: Castillo . Antonio . 16 January 1989 . Los partidos regionalistas esperan obtener cuatro eurodiputados . Spanish . El País . Logroño . 20 July 2017.
  6. News: . 5 February 1989 . Unión Valenciana o el PAR encabezarán la candidatura al Parlamento Europeo . Spanish . El País . Santander . 20 July 2017.
  7. News: Jardí . Manuel . 13 February 1989 . Los regionalistas rechazan la oferta del PP para las elecciones europeas . Spanish . El País . Valencia . 20 July 2017.
  8. News: . 22 February 1989 . UV quiere que la Federación se presente a las europeas . Spanish . ABC . Madrid . 20 July 2017.