Centrists of Catalonia

Centrists of Catalonia
Centristes de Catalunya
PresidentAntón Cañellas
Founded17 June 1978 (1978-06-17) ("liaison committee")
24 November 1978 (1978-11-24) (alliance)
22 December 1979 (1979-12-22) (party)
DissolvedFebruary 1983 (1983-02)
Merger ofUnion of the Democratic Centre in Catalonia
Democratic Union–Broad Centre
Youth wingCentrist Youth of Catalonia
IdeologyChristian democracy
Social liberalism
Regionalism
Autonomism
Political positionCentre to centre-right[1]
National affiliationUnion of the Democratic Centre
MembersSee list of members

Centrists of Catalonia (Catalan: Centristes de Catalunya, Spanish: Centristas de Cataluña, CC–UCD) was a Catalan-based electoral alliance formed in June 1978 ahead of the upcoming local and general elections,[2][3] comprising the Catalan section of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), the Union of the Centre of Catalonia (UCC) and the Democratic Union–Broad Centre (UDCA).[4][5][6] The alliance was maintained after the election, with UCD and UDCA agreeing to transform it into a full-fledged political party in December 1979 with the disagreement of the UCC, which chose not to join the new party.[7][8] At its foundation congress held on 22 December 1979, Antón Cañellas was elected as new party president.[9][10]

  1. ^ Culla i Clarà, Joan B. (1989). "L'evolució de l'espai centrista a Catalunya (1976-1982)" (PDF). Working Papers (in Catalan) (4). Barcelona: Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Unión de Centro de Cataluña y UCD acudirán juntas a las municipales". El País (in Spanish). 24 March 1978. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ Quintà, Alfons (18 June 1978). "Coalición de la UCD catalana con la Unión de Centro de Cataluña". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ Quintà, Alfons (9 January 1979). "Carlos Sentís y Antón Canyellas, en los primeros puestos de UCD por Barcelona". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "UCD valora positivamente los referendos". El País (in Spanish). 28 October 1979. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "La coalición electoral concluyó en un partido". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 16 March 1980. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ Canals, Enric (21 December 1979). "Dificultades para la fusión de los tres grupos centristas catalanes". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ Quintà, Alfons (22 December 1979). "Folchi no asistirá al congreso de fusión de los centristas catalanes". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. ^ Quintà, Alfons; Solé, Ramón (23 December 1979). "Antón Cañellas, elegido presidente de los centristas catalanes en el congreso de Gerona". El País (in Spanish). Gerona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Unión de Centro Democrático". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Diccionari dels Partits Polítics de Catalunya, segle XX. Retrieved 17 July 2020.