Democratic People's Federation

Democratic People's Federation (Spanish: Federación Popular Democrática, FPD) was a Christian Democratic political organization created in 1975 by José María Gil-Robles, heir of the Christian Social Democracy of José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones.

Democratic People's Federation
Federación Popular Democrática
LeaderJosé María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
Founded1975
Dissolved27 March 1977
IdeologyChristian democracy
Political positionCentre
National affiliationFederation of Christian Democracy

The federation was composed of the Democratic People's Federation, Basque Christian Democracy, Democratic Party of Andalusia, Castilla Democratic People's Party and the Western People's Association. It held its first and only Congress on 29 and 30 January 1977.[1]

It formed, along with Democratic Left of Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez, the Federation of Christian Democracy on March 27, 1977,[2] which was part of the Christian Democratic Team of the Spanish State. In the 1977 general elections, where it only obtained 1.18% of the votes, so soon after both were dissolved.

Members

The Democratic People's Federation was composed of the following parties:[3]

  • Christian Democracy of Castile.
  • Basque Christian Democracy.
  • Murcian Christian Democracy.
  • Western Christian Democracy.
  • Aragonese Christian Democracy.
  • Andalusian Democratic People's Party.

References
  1. "Comenzó el Congreso de la Federación Popular Democrática". ABC (in Spanish). 30 January 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. "Federación Demócrata Cristiana, nombre de los partidos de Ruiz-Giménez y Gil-Robles". El País (in Spanish). 25 March 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "Principales partidos políticos legalizados" (PDF). Ya (in Spanish). 14 May 1977. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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