Liberal Progressive Party (Spain)
Liberal Progressive Party Partido Progresista Liberal | |
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Abbreviation | PPL |
President | |
Founded | 1976 |
Dissolved | 20 April 1978 |
Political position | Centre-right |
National affiliation | UCD (1977) |
The Liberal Progressive Party (Spanish: Partido Progresista Liberal; PPL) was a Spanish political party of centre-right, founded in 1976 and directed by and .[1]
On 18 April 1977 the party decided to contest in the Spanish general election under the Union of the Democratic Centre coalition,[2] however on September 30 of that year it separated from that group. Subsequently, on December 15, 1977 it became part of the Liberal Federation along with the , the Liberal Party, the Galician Democratic Party, and the People's Party of Catalonia.[3][4]
In April 1978 it merged with other liberal parties in the Liberal Citizens Action, headed by José María de Areilza.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Areilza apoya la creación de un gran partido liberal". El País (in Spanish). 21 September 1977. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "El Partido Progresista Liberal se integra en Centro Democrático" (PDF). Ya (in Spanish). 19 April 1977. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Areilza aceptará la presidencia de la Federación Liberal". El País (in Spanish). 16 December 1977. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Hoy se constituye la Federación Liberal" (PDF). Pueblo (in Spanish). 15 December 1977. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "La Federación Liberal cambiará su nombre por el de Acción Ciudadana Liberal". El País (in Spanish). 13 January 1978. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
Categories:
- Liberal parties in Spain
- Political parties established in 1976
- Political parties disestablished in 1978
- 1976 establishments in Spain
- 1978 disestablishments in Spain