Unión de Centro Democrático
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Unión de Centro Democrático was a centrist political coalition that led Spain’s transition to democracy in the late 1970s under the leadership of Adolfo Suárez.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political coalition
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| coalitionOf |
Christian democratic parties
ⓘ
liberal parties ⓘ social democratic parties ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1983 ⓘ |
| electoralBase |
moderate voters
ⓘ
urban middle class ⓘ |
| followedBy | Centro Democrático y Social NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Adolfo Suárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeWhileRuling | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Madrid ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Government of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | post-Franco Spain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first governing party of democratic Spain after Franco
ⓘ
key actor in dismantling Francoist regime ⓘ |
| ideology | centrism ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| includedIdeologies |
Christian democracy
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| leader | Adolfo Suárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameAbbreviation | UCD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Unión de Centro Democrático NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Adolfo Suárez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fernando Abril Martorell NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Spanish transition to democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Spanish general election 1977
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish general election 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrum | centre-right ⓘ |
| precededBy | Francoist political structures ⓘ |
| primeMinisterFromParty |
Adolfo Suárez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
electoral losses
ⓘ
internal fragmentation ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Congress of Deputies of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | led Spain’s transition to democracy ⓘ |
| significantEvent | drafting of the 1978 Spanish Constitution ⓘ |
| supported | 1978 Spanish Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| wonElection |
Spanish general election 1977
ⓘ
Spanish general election 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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