People's Democratic Party (Spain)
Spanish political party (1982–1989)
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The People's Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Popular, PDP), renamed as Christian Democracy (Spanish: Democracia Cristiana, DC) from March 1988 until it merged into the People's Party in June 1989,[2] was a Christian-democratic political party in Spain.
People's Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Popular | |
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| Abbreviation | PDP |
| Founder | Óscar Alzaga |
| Founded | 21 July 1982 |
| Dissolved | 4 June 1989 |
| Split from | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| Merged into | People's Party |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | People's Coalition (1982–1986) |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
History
In August 1982, 13 deputies under the leadership of Óscar Alzaga split from the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and founded the PDP, entering into an alliance with the People's Alliance (AP), which received the second largest number of votes in the 1982 and 1986 general elections. The party president was Óscar Alzaga until 1987, then Javier Rupérez led the party into a merger with AP and Liberal Party (PL). Jaime Mayor Oreja, subsequently a leading PP politician, was a leading member of PDP.
The PDP was a member of the European People's Party from 1986 onwards.[3]
In 1988, the party was renamed Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana). In 1989, the party, along with the Popular Alliance and the Liberal Party, merged with others to create the new People's Party (PP).[4][5]
Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
| Cortes Generales | ||||||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Congress | Senate | Gov. | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| 1982 | Manuel Fraga | Within AP–PDP | 15 / 350 |
Within AP–PDP | 10 / 208 |
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| 1986 | Within AP–PDP–PL | 21 / 350 |
Within AP–PDP–PL | 11 / 208 |
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European Parliament
| European Parliament | |||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Javier Rupérez | 170,866 | 0.9 (#12) | 0 / 60 |
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