People's Party (Spain, 1976)
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People's Party
Partido Popular |
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| Leader |
Pío Cabanillas Gallas José María de Areilza |
| Founded | September 15, 1976 |
| Dissolved | February 7, 1978 |
| Ideology |
Reformism Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Center-right to Right-wing |
| National affiliation | UCD |
| Congreso de los Diputados (1977-1978) |
32 / 350
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People's Party (Spanish: Partido Popular; PP) was a Spanish liberal conservative political party, founded in 1976. The leaders of the PP were Pío Cabanillas Gallas and José María de Areilza.
The party was founded through the merge of 7 regional parties:
The majority of the members of the party were members of the reformist wing of the Francoist Regime, that wanted a "controlled" and moderate democratic transition.
The PP joined the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in 1977, gaining 32 seats in the 1977 elections. The party dissolved in february 1978, fully joining the UCD
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