Liberal_Democratic_Centre

Liberal Democratic Centre

Liberal Democratic Centre

Defunct political party in Spain

The Liberal Democratic Centre (Spanish: Centro Democrático Liberal, CDL) was a liberal political party in Spain.

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It was launched in February 2006 and was led by Manuel Alonso, a former leading member of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS). The party was closely linked with the British Liberal Democrats and became a full member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.[1] It became an observer on 17 April 2009.[2]

In February 2014, almost 88% of the members voted to merge the party with Citizens – Party of the Citizenry.[3]

Leadership

  • President: Víctor Manuel Sarto Lorén (2006–2008), Manuel Alonso (2008–2009)
  • President: Sean O´Curneen Cañas (2009–2014)

References

  1. [1]
    http://www.eldr.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1326
  2. [2]
    "EURACTIV Press Release Site".
  3. [3]
    El CDL se disuelve para integrarse en Ciutadans en su llegada a Valencia, Levante-EMV, 24 February 2014, accessed 28 October 2014
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