Democratic Left (Spain)

Democratic Left
Leader Joaquín Ruíz-Giménez
Founded 1976
Dissolved 14th january 1979[1][2]
Youth wing Democratic Left Youth
Ideology Christian Democracy
Social Democracy
Christian Left
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Equipo Demócrata Cristiano del Estado Español
Colors Red
Spanish Senate (1977)
5 / 265
Politics of Spain
Political parties
Elections

The Democratic Left (Spanish: Izquierda Democrática, ID) was a Christian left political party in Spain. It was formed by people from the antifrancoist opposition, like Gregorio Peces-Barba or Joaquín Ruíz-Giménez. The party had two main internal factions: the socialdemocratic one and the christian democratic one.

History

ID was officially constituted in April 1976 at El Escorial, under the leadership of Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez and José Maria Gil-Robles. Internal differences led to a split, mainly of the more moderate sector led by Fernando Álvarez de Miranda, shortly after the party was founded. The spliters founded Christian Democratic Left, that would later join the Democratic Centre Union (UCD).

After the disappointing results in the Spanish general elections of 1977. ID didn't enter the Cogress, its main objective, ID got 5 senators. ID dissolved in 1979 an its members joined other parties, mainly the PSOE and UCD.

References

  1. Disuelto el partido Izquierda Democrática.
  2. Integration in the Unión de Centro Democrático.
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