Democratic Union Movement

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The Democratic Union Movement (French: Mouvement Union Démocratique, MUD) was a political alliance in Monaco.

History

The MUD was established in 1963 as an alliance of trade unions and Communists, including the Union of Trade Unions of Monaco.^[1] It won one seat in the 1963 elections, with the National Democratic Union (UND) winning the other 17.^[2] It lost its seat in the 1968 elections (in which the UND won all 18 seats), but won a single seat again in the 1973 elections. It lost the seat in 1978, and did not contest any further elections.^[3]

References

↑ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p639 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
↑ McHale, p641
↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1358 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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