Union of the Democratic Centre (Argentina)

Union of the Democratic Centre
Unión del Centro Democrático
AbbreviationUCD, UCeDé
PresidentAndrés Passamonti
Secretary-GeneralLuis Cendra
FounderÁlvaro Alsogaray
FoundedAugust 1982; 42 years ago (1982-08)
HeadquartersBuenos Aires
Youth wingJuventud UCeDé
Membership (2017)Decrease 18,390[1][2]
IdeologyConservatism[3][4]
Economic liberalism[3][4]
Political positionCentre-right[5] to right-wing[6][7]
Colours   Blue, white
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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Buenos Aires Legislature
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Website
ucede.ar

The Union of the Democratic Centre (Spanish: Unión del Centro Democrático, UCD[4] or UCeDé) is a centre-right[5] to right-wing[6][7] conservative and economically liberal political party in Argentina. It was founded in 1982 by Álvaro Alsogaray who unsuccessfully run in the 1983 and 1989 presidential elections, and represented the conservative elite, technocrats,[4] and classical liberals.[7]

As of October 2020 the party doesn't count with legal recognition nationwide.[8]

  1. ^ "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "A los 91 años murió Alvaro Alsogaray - LA NACION". La Nación.
  4. ^ a b c d Pion-Berlin, David (1997), Through Corridors of Power: Institutions and Civil-military Relations in Argentina, Pennsylvania State University Press, p. 66
  5. ^ a b Eaton, Kent (2002), Politicians and Economic Reform in New Democracies, Pennsylvania State University Press, p. 134
  6. ^ a b Carlos H. Acuña (1 January 1995). La nueva matriz política argentina. Nueva Visión. p. 383.
  7. ^ a b c Ratliff, William; Fontaine, Roger (1990), Changing Course: The Capitalist Revolution in Argentina, Hoover Press, p. 23
  8. ^ "Partidos vigentes". Cámara Nacional Electoral (in Spanish). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.