Majorcan Union

Majorcan Union (Catalan: Unió Mallorquina, UM; IPA: [uniˈo məʎuɾˈkinə]) was a regional liberal party on the island of Majorca, Spain. It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegrating Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). The main founder was Jeroni Albertí Picornell.

Majorcan Union
Unió Mallorquina
LeaderJosep Melià Ques
FoundedOctober 1982
DissolvedFebruary 2011
HeadquartersC/ Sindicat, 21
07002 Palma (Majorca)
IdeologyLiberalism[1]
Nationalism[1][2]
Political positionCentre-right[3]
International affiliationLiberal International
Colours  Blue
  Orange

In 1993 it merged with the Unió Independent de Mallorca and Convergència Balear. Subsequently it forged alliances with Independents per Menorca and Unió Centristes de Menorca.

As a centre party, it supported People's Party governments (1987) in the Balearic Islands but also the left-wing coalition, led by the socialist Francesc Antich (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, PSOE), which replaced the People's Party in 1999. UM was once again was the key element in returning the presidency to Francesc Antich after the regional elections to the Balearic Island parliament held in 2007.

Unió Mallorquina was a member of Liberal International. The last president was Josep Melià i Ques.[4]

Following a number of corruption scandals, the party decided to disband in February 2011[5] and establish a new party, Convergence for the Isles (Convergència per les Illes).[6]

Electoral performance

Parliament of the Balearic Islands
Date Votes Seats Status Size Notes
#  % ±pp # ±
1983 46,915 15.1% – – Opposition 3rd government support
1987 30,247 9.0% –6.1 2 Government 4th
1991 130,275 38.4% N/A 0 Government *
1995 19,966 5.3% – 2 Opposition 5th
1999 26,682 7.3% +2.0 1 Government 4th
2003 31,781 7.4% +0.1 0 Opposition 4th
2007 28,178 6.7% –0.7 0 Government 4th

See also

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2003). "Balearic Islands/Spain". Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Unió Mallorquina se "refundará" en un congreso el 17 de abril".
  3. "Radiografía a Unió Mallorquina". 7 December 2007.
  4. http://uniomallorquina.com/?id_section=190
  5. Unión Mallorquina acuerda disolverse y crear un nuevo partido político, ABC, 28 February 2011
  6. Cinco figuras de Unió Mallorquina, en la cárcel de Palma por corrupción; in: EL PAÍS (spanish)


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