Liberal Citizens Action (Spanish: Acción Ciudadana Liberal; ACL) was a political party in Spain at the time of its transition to democracy. ACL emerged from the Liberal Federation (Spanish: Federación Liberal), an alliance of five parties, in 1977.[1] The president of the party was José María de Areilza, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1976.[2] Areilza had left Adolfo Suarez's Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD).
Liberal Citizens Action Acción Ciudadana Liberal | |
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| Abbreviation | ACL |
| President | José María de Areilza |
| Founded | September 27, 1977 |
| Dissolved | January 20, 1979 |
| Merger of | Liberal Party Liberal Progressive Party Galician Democratic Party |
| Succeeded by | People's Alliance |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colors | Orange |
In the 1979 elections ACL was part of the Democratic Coalition, together with Manuel Fraga's People's Alliance (AP). Areilza was elected deputy in Madrid.
Shortly afterwards, ACL merged with the AP.
Electoral performance
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Seats | Outcome | Notes | |
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| Congress | Senate | |||||||
| 1979 | José María de Areilza | 1,094,438 | 6.08 | #4 | 2 / 350
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0 / 207
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UCD minority | Within Democratic Coalition |
References
edit- ^ "La Federación Liberal pretende integrar a todos los grupos de esta ideología". El País (in Spanish). 28 October 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Areilza, presidente de la Federación Liberal". El País (in Spanish). 22 December 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.