Equipo Demócrata Cristiano del Estado Español
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Christian Democratic Team of the Spanish State
Equipo Demócrata Cristiano del Estado Español |
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Dissolved | 1977 |
| Merger of |
Federation of Christian Democracy Democratic Union of the Valencian Country Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia Galician People's Party Basque Christian Democracy |
| Ideology |
Christian democracy Federalism |
| Political position | Center |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
Christian Democratic Team of the Spanish State (in Spanish: Equipo Demócrata Cristiano del Estado Español, EDCEE) was a political alliance of the Democratic Union of Catalonia, the Federation of Christian Democracy (composed of Democratic Left of Ruiz Giménez and the Democratic People's Federation of Gil Robles, formed in January 1976) and other regional parties. EDCEE contested the 1977 general elections in Spain in alliance with Catalan centrist forces. The alliance got 215,841 votes (1.18% of the nationwide vote).
The team was formed in Taormina (Italy) during the XVII European Congress of Christian Democratic Parties, between 9 and 12 December 1965. The creation of the team was a requirement of the body which brought together the European Christian Democratic parties, which only contemplated a member per country. The initial members of the team were Democratic Left (ID), Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC).
Shortly after the Social Christian Democracy joined, led by José María Gil-Robles, without the reticence of the Basque and Catalan nationalists.
At first the team did not act as such. Only in March 1973 they took place the First Conference of the Christian Democratic Team of the Spanish State (EDCEE) at the Abbey of Montserrat, where a federalist program was defined. Soon after, the Democratic Union of the Valencian Country (UDPV) joined the team, while Social Christian Democracy was transformed in the Democratic People's Federation (FPD) in 1975.
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