Progressive Democratic Party (Spain)

Progressive Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Progresista; PDP) was a Spanish conservative political party, founded in 1978. The main leader of the PDP was Alfonso Osorio,^[1] who was elected as MP in the elections of 1979.

Progressive Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Progresista
Abbreviation	PDP
Leader	Alfonso Osorio Ignacio Camuñas Solís
Founded	December 16, 1978 (1978-12-16)
Dissolved	June 30, 1980 (1980-06-30)
Merged into	People's Alliance
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
National affiliation	Democratic Coalition
Slogan	Una derecha para el progreso ("A right-wing for progress")
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History

The party was a member of the Democratic Coalition, led by Manuel Fraga Iribarne.^[2]

On 13 September 1979 Osorio resigned as the party president, being replaced by Gabriel Camuñas Solís.^[3] The party joined People's Alliance on 30 June 1980.^[4]

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
Election	Leading candidate	Congress			Senate			Gov.
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
1979	Manuel Fraga	Within CD		1 / 350	Within CD		0 / 208	Y[a]
								[b]

Notes

1. Confidence and supply (1979–1980).
2. 1980–1982.