Democratic Union of Catalonia

Democratic Union of Catalonia
Unió Democràtica de Catalunya
President Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida
Secretary Josep Maria Pelegrí i Aixut
Founded November 7, 1931
Headquarters C/Nàpols, 35-39
Barcelona
Ideology Catalan nationalism
Christian democracy[1]
Christian humanism
Conservatism

Pro-Europeanism
Political position Right-Wing
National affiliation Convergence and Union
International affiliation Centrist Democrat International
European affiliation European People's Party
European Parliament group European People's Party
Colours Blue, White
Website
http://www.unio.cat/
Politics of Catalonia
Political parties
Elections

The Democratic Union of Catalonia (Catalan: Unió Democràtica de Catalunya, UDC; IPA: [uniˈo ðəmuˈkɾatikə ðə kətəˈɫuɲə]) is a regionalist and Christian democratic[2] political party in the Catalonia region of Spain. Together with the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, it is part of the Convergence and Union coalition. They currently rule the Generalitat de Catalunya.

It describes itself as Catalan nationalist and Christian Democrat, and is a member of the European People's Party (EPP), and a full member of the The Union of the Robert Schuman Institute for Developing Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe located in Budapest, Hungary.

References

  1. "Parties and Elections in Europe, "Spain", The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck". Parties & Elections. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. Jeff Haynes; Anja Hennig (3 July 2013). Religious Actors in the Public Sphere: Means, Objectives, and Effects. Routledge. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-136-66171-6.

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