Federation of Democratic and Liberal Parties

Federation of Democratic and Liberal Parties
Federación de Partidos Demócratas y Liberales
Leader Joaquín Garrigues Walker
Founded 1976 (1976)
Dissolved January 5, 1978 (1978-01-05)
Ideology Liberalism
Political position Center-right
National affiliation UCD
Congreso de los Diputados (1977-1978)
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Federation of Democratic and Liberal Parties (Spanish: Federación de Partidos Demócratas y Liberales; FPDL) was a Spanish liberal political party (with a federal structure), founded in 1976. The main leader of the FPDL was Joaquín Garrigues Walker.[1]

History

The June 15, 1976 Joaquín Garrigues Walker was elected party president, while Joaquín Muñoz Peirat was appointed vice president and Ramón Pais Ferrín general secretary. On August 12, 1976 (date of its integration within the Liberal Alliance coalition) the party gathered 9 and regional parties, one student association (Independent Universitary Party)[2] and a group of Spaniards living abroad.[3]

The party held negotiations in September 1977 to join the Liberal International, which were dashed when the FPDL was dissolved on January 5, 1978 to merge into the Union of Democratic Center (UCD).[4]

Federated parties

The FPDL was a federation of 10 parties:

References


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