People's Democratic Party (Spain)

History

In August 1982, 13 deputies under the leadership of Óscar Alzaga split from the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and founded the PDP, entering into an alliance with the People's Alliance (AP), which received the second largest number of votes in the 1982 and 1986 general elections. The party president was Óscar Alzaga until 1987, then Javier Rupérez led the party into a merger with AP and Liberal Party (PL). Jaime Mayor Oreja, subsequently a leading PP politician, was a leading member of PDP.

The PDP was a member of the European People's Party from 1986 onwards.

In 1988, the party was renamed Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana). In 1989, the party, along with the Popular Alliance and the Liberal Party, merged with others to create the new People's Party (PP).

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

European Parliament

References

References

1. Matuschek, Peter. (2004). "Who Learns from Whom?: The Failure of Spanish Christian Democracy and the Success of the Partido Popular". Leuven University Press.
2. (1988-03-04). "The PDP begins to disappear today to give way to the Christian Democracy". La Vanguardia.
3. (2011). "At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party". Springer Science & Business Media.
4. (5 June 1989). "La Democracia Cristiana se integra en el Partido Popular por mayoría absoluta". [[La Vanguardia]].
5. (4 June 1989). "El PP cobrará desde septiembre 36 millones mensuales de la Democracia Cristiana". [[El País]].