Breton Democratic Union
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Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh
Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh |
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| French name | Union démocratique bretonne |
| Spokeswoman | Mona Bras |
| Founded | 4 January 1964 |
| Split from | Movement for the Organization of Brittany (MOB) |
| Headquarters | Nantes |
| Newspaper | Le Peuple breton |
| Youth wing | UDB Youth (UDBy) |
| Spokesman | Nil Caouissin |
| Membership (2010) | 850 |
| Ideology |
Breton nationalism Social Democracy Democratic Socialism Regionalism Green Politics Autonomism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| French affiliation | Regions and Peoples with Solidarity (RPS) |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Regional Councils of Brittany |
4 / 83
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| National Assembly of France |
1 / 577
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| Senate of France |
0 / 348
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| European Parliament |
0 / 754
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| www.udb-bzh.net | |
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Politics of Brittany |
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Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh (French: l'Union Démocratique Bretonne, the Breton Democratic Union) is a Breton nationalist,autonomist, and regionalist political party in Brittany (Bretagne administrée) and Loire-Atlantique. The UDB advocates devolution for Brittany as well as the promotion of the Breton language and its associated culture.
The Breton Democratic Union has held three seats on the Regional Council of Brittany since March 2004. A fourth seat was held by Christian Troadec, mayor of Carhaix who, although not a member of the organization was considered close to it. He chose, however, to leave the regional majority the 18 December 2008 over the hospital of Carhaix question.
The UDB is allied with Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) and is a member of the European Free Alliance (EFA). The party supports the creation of a Federal Europe.
In March 2010, via their electoral alliance, Europe Ecologie Bretagne (EEB), the UDB won four seats on the council of the French administrative region of Brittany. The Socialist Party (PS) refused to align themselves with EEB to fight the second round of the election – the result being that the UDB is not represented in government – but four councillors is still an achievement relative to the group's past standing.
The UDB was founded in 1964 in Rennes by a group of about fifteen young people, most of them students, often from cultural organizations (Ar Falz, Bagadou, etc.) and influenced by socialist ideas.
The majority belonged to the MOB organization which also included former militants of Breton Nationalist Party and supporters of French Algeria, which was a cause of tensions.
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