The Christian Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Cristiano; PDC) was a Spanish Christian democratic political party, founded in 1977. The leaders of the PDC were Fernando Álvarez de Miranda and Íñigo Cavero.
Christian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Cristiano | |
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| President | Íñigo Cavero |
| Secretary-General | Fernando Álvarez de Miranda |
| Founded | 4 April 1977 |
| Dissolved | 7 February 1978 |
| Merger of | Spanish Democratic Union Christian Democratic People's Party |
| Merged into | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| Headquarters | Agustín de Foxá, 27-1, Madrid |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | UCD |
| Colours | Green |
| Slogan | El Centro que levantó Europa |
History
The party was founded through the merge of the Spanish Democratic Union (UDE) and the Christian Democratic People's Party (PPDC),[1][2][3] along with some independents. The party joined the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) electoral coalition for the 1977 Spanish general election, gaining 17 seats in the Congress of Deputies,[4] officially merging into the UCD as a unitary party in December 1977[5][6] and dissolving itself in February 1978.[7]