Liberal Citizens Action Explained

Liberal Citizens Action
Native Name:Acción Ciudadana Liberal
Abbreviation:ACL
President:José María de Areilza
Merger:Liberal Party
Liberal Progressive Party
Galician Democratic Party
Successor:People's Alliance
Ideology:Liberalism
Position:Centre-right
Country:Spain

Liberal Citizens Action (Spanish; Castilian: Acción Ciudadana Liberal; ACL) was a political party in Spain at the time of its transition to democracy. ACL emerged from the Liberal Federation (Spanish; Castilian: Federación Liberal), an alliance of five parties, in 1977.[1] The president of the party was José María de Areilza, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1976.[2] Areilza had left Adolfo Suarez's Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD).

In the 1979 elections ACL was part of the Democratic Coalition, together with Manuel Fraga's People's Alliance (AP). Areilza was elected deputy in Madrid.

Shortly afterwards, ACL merged with the AP.

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Notes and References

  1. News: 28 October 1977 . La Federación Liberal pretende integrar a todos los grupos de esta ideología . Spanish . . 6 January 2020.
  2. News: 22 December 1977 . Areilza, presidente de la Federación Liberal . Spanish . El País . 6 January 2020.