Majorcan Union
Majorcan Union Unió Mallorquina | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Josep Melià Ques |
| Founded | October 1982 |
| Dissolved | February 2011 |
| Headquarters | C/ Sindicat, 21 07002Palma (Majorca) |
| Ideology | Liberalism[1] Nationalism[1][2] |
| Political position | Centre-right[3] |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Blue Orange |
Majorcan Union(Catalan:Unió Mallorquina, UM;IPA:[uniˈoməʎuɾˈkinə]) was a regionalliberal partyon the island ofMajorca,Spain. It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegratingUnion of the Democratic Centre(UCD). The main founder wasJeroni Albertí Picornell.
In 1993 it merged with theUnió Independent de MallorcaandConvergència Balear.Subsequently, it forged alliances withIndependents per MenorcaandUnió Centristes de Menorca.
As a centre party, it supportedPeople's Partygovernments (1987) in theBalearic Islandsbut also the left-wing coalition, led by the socialistFrancesc Antich(Spanish Socialist Workers' Party,PSOE), which replaced the People's Party in 1999. UM was once again was the key element in returning the presidency to Francesc Antich after the regional elections to the Balearic Island parliament held in 2007.
Unió Mallorquinawas a member ofLiberal International.The last president wasJosep Melià i Ques[4]
Following a number of corruption scandals, the party decided to disband in February 2011[5]and establish a new party,Convergence for the Isles(Convergència per les Illes).[6]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Date | Votes | Seats | Status | Size | Notes | |||
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| # | % | ±pp | # | ± | ||||
| 1983 | 46,915 | 15.1% | – | 6 / 54 |
– | Opposition | 3rd | government support |
| 1987 | 30,247 | 9.0% | –6.1 | 4 / 59 |
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Government | 4th | |
| 1991 | 130,275 | 38.4% | N/A | 4 / 59 |
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Government | * | |
| 1995 | 19,966 | 5.3% | – | 2 / 59 |
2
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Opposition | 5th | |
| 1999 | 26,682 | 7.3% | +2.0 | 3 / 59 |
 1
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Government | 4th | |
| 2003 | 31,781 | 7.4% | +0.1 | 3 / 59 |
0
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Opposition | 4th | |
| 2007 | 28,178 | 6.7% | –0.7 | 3 / 59 |
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Government | 4th | |
- * WithinPeople's Party–Majorcan Union
See also
[edit]- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Spain
References
[edit]- ^abNordsieck, Wolfram (2003)."Balearic Islands/Spain".Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Unió Mallorquina se" refundará "en un congreso el 17 de abril".
- ^"Radiografía a Unió Mallorquina".7 December 2007.
- ^"El President".unió mallorquina(in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 24, 2010.Retrieved29 November2010.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^Unión Mallorquina acuerda disolverse y crear un nuevo partido político,ABC, 28 February 2011
- ^Cinco figuras de Unió Mallorquina, en la cárcel de Palma por corrupción;in: EL PAÍS (spanish)
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