Spanish Democratic Union

The Spanish Democratic Union (Spanish: Unión Democrática Española; UDE) was a Spanish political party founded in 1975 as a political association, then as a party from August 1976.[1][2] Among the party's most notable members were government ministers in Adolfo Suárez's first cabinet: Alfonso Osorio, Eduardo Carriles, Andrés Reguera Guajardo and Enrique de la Mata.[3][4]

Spanish Democratic Union
Unión Democrática Española
FoundedMarch 1975 (1975-03)
Dissolved4 April 1977 (1977-04-04)
Merged intoChristian Democratic Party
IdeologyConservatism
Political positionCentre-right

History

The party was led by former public works minister Federico Silva Muñoz until October 1976,[5][6] when he stepped down over discrepancies with his party on the issue of forming an alliance of centre-right and conservative parties;[7][8][9] such an alliance would materialize into the formation of the People's Alliance (AP),[10] which Muñoz would join after splitting from the UDE.[11][12][13]

On 4 April 1977, UDE would merge with the Christian Democratic People's Party (PPDC) into the newly formed Christian Democratic Party (PDC),[14][15][16] which would in turn eventually merge into the Union of the Democratic Centre in December 1977,[17] and dissolved in February 1978.[18]

References
  1. "Silva anuncia la próxima presentación de UDE como partido". El País (in Spanish). 11 August 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "El PSDE y la asociación UDE quieren legalizarse como partidos". El País (in Spanish). 11 September 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Hoy podrá Adolfo Suárez formar Gobierno". El País (in Spanish). 7 July 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. "UDE solicita su legalización". El País (in Spanish). 17 August 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. "Silva explica la crisis de Gobierno". El País (in Spanish). 10 August 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. "Silva se apartó de UDE por acta notarial". El País (in Spanish). 13 October 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. "Tras la reunión de ayer, se consolida la formación de la gran alianza de derechas". El País (in Spanish). 24 September 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. "Cree contar con la mayoría del electorado". El País (in Spanish). 25 September 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  9. "UDE dice no a la "gran alianza"". El País (in Spanish). 7 October 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  10. "Nace la Alianza Popular". El País (in Spanish). 10 October 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  11. "Silva Muñoz no quiere abandonar la alianza de la derecha". El País (in Spanish). 8 October 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  12. "La escisión de UDE plantea un posible ajuste gubernamental". El País (in Spanish). 8 October 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  13. "Sin reacción democristiana ante la escisión de UDE". El País (in Spanish). 9 October 1976. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  14. "Fusión del PPDC y UDE". El País (in Spanish). 5 April 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  15. "El acuerdo electoral de toda la democracia cristiana, es posible". El País (in Spanish). 6 April 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  16. "El Partido Demócrata cristiano se presentará en Madrid el miércoles". El País (in Spanish). 10 April 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  17. "Los partidos integrados en UCD se disuelven sin grandes dificultades". El País (in Spanish). 13 December 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  18. "Disueltos los partidos de Alvarez de Miranda y Fernández Ordóñez". El País (in Spanish). 8 February 1978. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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