Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)

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Union of the Democratic Centre
Unión de Centro Democrático
AbbreviationUCD
PresidentAdolfo Suárez
Founded3 May 1977 (1977-05-03) (alliance)
7 August 1977 (1977-08-07) (party)
Dissolved18 February 1983 (1983-02-18)[1][2]
Succeeded byDemocratic and Social Centre
IdeologyConstitutional monarchism[3]
Christian democracy[4][5]
Liberalism[4][5]
Reformism[6]
Factions:
Liberal conservatism[7][8]
Social democracy[4][5]
Political positionCentre[4] to
centre-right[3][9][10]
European affiliationEuropean Democrat Union (observer)[5]
Colours   Orange, Green

The Union of the Democratic Centre (Spanish: Unión de Centro Democrático, UCD, also translated as "Democratic Centre Union") was an electoral alliance, and later political party, in Spain, existing from 1977 to 1983. It was initially led by Adolfo Suárez (1932–2014).

  1. ^ "La crisis de UCD culmina con la decisión de disolverse como partido político". El País (in Spanish). 19 February 1983. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Exito y fracaso sin precedentes en la historia de las democracias". El País (in Spanish). 19 February 1983. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Bozóki, András; Lomax, Bill (1996), "The revenge of history: The Portuguese, Spanish and Hungarian transitions — some comparisons", Stabilising Fragile Democracies: Comparing new party systems in Southern and Eastern Europe, Routledge, p. 197
  4. ^ a b c d Story, Jonathan (1995), "Spain's external relations redefined: 1975–1989", Democratic Spain: Reshaping External Relations in a Changing World, Routledge, p. 33
  5. ^ a b c d Steed, Michael; Humphreys, Peter (1988), "Identifying liberal parties", Liberal Parties in Western Europe, Cambridge University Press, pp. 425–426
  6. ^ Matuschek, Peter (2004), "Who Learns from Whom?: The Failure of Spanish Christian Democracy and the Success of the Partido Popular", Christian Democratic Parties in Europe since the End of the Cold War, Leuven University Press, p. 244
  7. ^ Helfert, Rolf (2020), "20. Rückkehr zur Demokratie und die neue Demokratie", Die Geschichte Mallorcas: Ein Blick auf 10 000 bewegte Jahre, Books on Demand, ISBN 9783751934565
  8. ^ Schäfer, Thilo (5 June 2020), "Wie sich Spaniens Regierung an einem Nato-Gipfel abarbeitet", Mallorca Zeitung
  9. ^ Encarnación, Omar G. (2008), Spanish Politics, Polity Press, p. 55
  10. ^ Montero, José Ramón (1999), "Stabilising the Democratic Order: Electoral Behaviour in Spain", Politics and Policy in Democratic Spain, Frank Cass, pp. 62–63