Spanish Social Democratic Union

Spanish Social Democratic Union Unión Social Demócrata Española
Secretary-General	Dionisio Ridruejo
Founded	1974
Dissolved	1979
Merger of	Social Party of Democratic Action
Ideology	Social liberalism Liberal democracy Federalism
Political position	Center
National affiliation	Democratic Convergence Platform Social Democratic Federation
Politics of Spain Political parties Elections

Spanish Social Democratic Union (in Spanish: Unión Social Demócrata Española, USDE) was a social liberal political party in Spain that opposed the Franco dictatorship and wanted a liberal democracy in Spain. The USDE was founded in 1974 by Dionisio Ridruejo.

History

It was the successor of the Social Party of Democratic Action founded in 1957. The USDE had social-catholics, liberal and social democratic internal currents.^[1]

In 1975 the USDE joined the Democratic Convergence Platform.

See also

• Democratic Convergence Platform
• List of political parties in Spain

References

1. «Unión Social Demócrata Española». Fundación Juan March.