Democratic Coalition (Spain)
Democratic Coalition Coalición Democrática | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Manuel Fraga |
| Founded | December 16, 1978 |
| Dissolved | 1982 |
| Merger of |
People's Alliance Liberal Citizens Action Democratic Progressive Party Renovación Española People's Party of Catalonia |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Spanish nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing to centre-right |
Democratic Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Democrática, CD) was a Spanish electoral coalition formed in December 1978 to contest the general election the following year, after the approval of the Constitution.
History
In the first weeks, the coalition -after its foundation on 16 December 1978- adopted the names Spanish Democratic Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Democrática Española) or Democratic Progressive Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Demócrata Progresista)[1] before changing its name to Democratic Coalition on 9 January 1979.[2]
Alfonso Osorio and José María de Areilza had been ministers in the UCD governments, who resigned at them at different times because of disagreements with President Adolfo Suárez. The presidential candidate of the government was Manuel Fraga.
It won 9 seats in the Congress of Deputies, nearly half of its predecessor, People's Alliance, had obtained in the 1977 elections. Given the dismal results, Fraga resigned as leader of the coalition and went solo in front of People's Alliance.
In the case of the 1979 municipal elections, Democratic Coalition withdrew in March of that year their lists of candidates for Madrid, Aviles, Cordoba, Bilbao and other cities.[3][4]
The parliamentary group of Democratic Coalition continued as such until the 1982 general elections. In that year, People's Alliance formed with other parties a broad coalition that would later be known as the People's Coalition.
Composition
The coalition brought together at the time of the 1979 election to various center-right parties:
- People's Alliance of Manuel Fraga Iribarne.
- Liberal Citizens Action, of José María de Areilza
- Democratic Progressive Party, of Alfonso Osorio.
- Spanish Renewal
- People's Party of Catalonia, of Luis Montal.
- Environmentalist and Social Change
- Action for Ceuta
- Association of Basque Independent Democrats
- Confederation of Conservative Parties.[5]
Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Seats | Outcome | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | |||||||
| 1979 | Manuel Fraga | 1,094,438 | 6.08 | #4 | 9 / 350 |
3 / 207 |
UCD minority | Includes AP, ACL and PDP |
References
- ↑ "Hoy se formaliza la Confederación Demócrata Progresista". El País (in Spanish). 16 December 1978. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Coalición Democrática, nombre definitivo". ABC (in Spanish). 10 January 1979. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Retiradas parciales de CD en Córdoba, Vizcaya y Asturias". El País (in Spanish). 15 March 1979. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "La retirada de CD en Madrid ya es oficial". El País (in Spanish). 16 March 1979. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Ministerio del Interior de España. "Partidos políticos con representación parlamentaria" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2016.