Progressive Democratic Party (Spain)

Progressive Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Progresista
Abbreviation	PDP
Leader	Alfonso Osorio Ignacio Camuñas Solís
Founded	December 16, 1978 (1978-12-16)
Dissolved	June 30, 1980 (1980-06-30)
Merged into	People's Alliance
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
National affiliation	Democratic Coalition
Slogan	Una derecha para el progreso ("A right-wing for progress")
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Progressive Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Progresista; PDP) was a Spanish conservative political party, founded in 1978. The main leader of the PDP was Alfonso Osorio,[1] who was elected as MP in the elections of 1979.

History

The party was a member of the Democratic Coalition, led by Manuel Fraga Iribarne.[2]

On 13 September 1979 Osorio resigned as the party president, being replaced by Gabriel Camuñas Solís.[3] The party joined People's Alliance on 30 June 1980.[4]

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Election	Leader	Votes	%	#	Seats		Outcome	Notes
					Congress	Senate
1979	Alfonso Osorio	1,094,438	6.08	#4	1 / 350	0 / 207	UCD minority	Within Democratic Coalition

References

1. «"No nos resignamos a ser un pueblo postrado y pesimista"». ABC. 17/12/1978.
2. «Hoy se formaliza la Confederación Demócrata Progresista». El País. 16/12/1978.
3. "El comité ejecutivo del PDP acepta la dimisión de Osorio". El País (in Spanish). 14 September 1979. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
4. «Dos nuevos grupos se integran en Alianza Popular». El País. 1/6/1980.