Democratic Union–Broad Centre (Catalan: Unió Democràtica–Centre Ampli, UDCA) was a Catalan political party founded in November 1978 by Antón Cañellas,[3][4] together with other former Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) members—such as Francesc Blanch i Terrades, Santiago Guillén or Josep-Rafel Carreras de Nadal—after being expelled from the UDC because of his support to the electoral platform established by the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and the Union of the Centre of Catalonia (UCC).[1][2] The party would be officially registered in the interior ministry on 19 December 1978,[5] with Cañellas as its secretary-general.[6]
Democratic Union–Broad Centre Unió Democràtica–Centre Ampli | |
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| Secretary-General | Antón Cañellas |
| Founded | 14 November 1978 |
| Dissolved | 22 December 1979 |
| Split from | Democratic Union of Catalonia |
| Merged into | Centrists of Catalonia |
| Newspaper | Centre Ampli |
| Membership (1979) | 300[1] |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[2] Centrism[2] |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Centrists of Catalonia |
In December 1979 it would be merged into the Centrists of Catalonia alliance,[7][8] with Cañellas becoming the president of the newly unified party.[9] At the time of its dissolution, the party had 300 members.[1]
Electoral performance
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| Votes | % | # | Seats | /– | Seats | /– | |
| 1979 | Within CC–UCD | 1 / 47
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 1
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0 / 16
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 0
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References
edit- ^ a b c Culla i Clarà, Joan B. (1989). "L'evolució de l'espai centrista a Catalunya (1976-1982)" (PDF). Working Papers (in Catalan) (4). Barcelona: Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Unió Democràtica/Centre Ampli". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Diccionari dels Partits Polítics de Catalunya, segle XX. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Llorens Pascual, F. (15 November 1978). "Denuncia a Unió Democrática de desviacionismo independentista". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Llorens Pascual, F. (25 November 1978). ""Hem fet una Constitució per a l'autonomia: aprofitem-la"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Cañellas presenta la inscripción del partido UDCA". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 20 December 1978. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "I Legislatura (1979-1982). Cañellas Balcells, Antón". www.congreso.es (in Spanish). Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Canals, Enric (21 December 1979). "Dificultades para la fusión de los tres grupos centristas catalanes". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Quintà, Alfons (22 December 1979). "Folchi no asistirá al congreso de fusión de los centristas catalanes". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Quintà, Alfons; Solé, Ramón (23 December 1979). "Antón Cañellas, elegido presidente de los centristas catalanes en el congreso de Gerona". El País (in Spanish). Gerona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.