Spanish Social Democratic Union

Spanish Social Democratic Union (Spanish: Unión Social Demócrata Española; USDE) was a social-liberal political party in Spain that opposed the Francoist State and advocated a liberal democracy in Spain. The USDE was founded in 1974 by Dionisio Ridruejo.

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

History

It was the successor of the Social Party of Democratic Action founded in 1957. The USDE had social-Catholic and liberal internal currents.

In 1975 the USDE joined the Democratic Convergence Platform. Fernando Chueca Goitia, one of the founders of USDE, left the party in July 1976 to join the People's Democratic Party, where he was elected president in December of that year.^[1][2]

See also

• Democratic Convergence Platform
• List of political parties in Spain