Liberal Democratic Party (Spain)

Liberal Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Liberal
Secretary-General	Antonio Garrigues Walker
Founded	July 13, 1982
Dissolved	November 23, 1984
Merged into	Democratic Reformist Party
Headquarters	Madrid
Ideology	Liberalism
Political position	Center to Center right
Local seats (1983-1984)	840 / 67,505 [1]
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Liberal in Spanish language, PDL) was a liberal Spanish political party led by Antonio Garrigues Walker, founded in 1982.^[2]

History

The PLD tried to reach a coalition agreement with the Union of the Democratic Center (UCD)^[3] for the general elections held in October 1982. Finally, due to the failure to reach an agreement, the PDL chose not to present themselves to the elections.

In the autonomic and local elections of 1983 the PDL gained one seat in the regional parliaments of Castille and León and the Balearic Islands, along with 840 local town councillors.

The PLD joined the Democratic Reformist Party in 1984.^[4]

References

1. INFOELECTORAL
2. Constituido el Partido Demócrata Liberal que promueve Antonio Garrigues Walker. El País. Miguel Barroso, Madrid, 14 JUL 1982
3. Los partidos del centro y la derecha, sumidos en el caos de la búsqueda de alianzas. El País, Carmelo Martín, Madrid, 5 September 1982
4. El Partido Demócrata Liberal aprueba su disolución para integrarse en la 'operación reformista'. El País, Joaquina Prades. Madrid 21 ENE 1984.