Union of the Salamancan People

The Union of the Salamancan People (Spanish: Unión del Pueblo Salmantino, UPSa), officially Union of the Salamancan People – Citizens for Salamanca, was a Spanish political party established in 2002 and dissolved in 2014 based in Salamanca which is aligned with Libertas. It was founded by José María Moreno Balmisa, a former DSC and People's Party member. In 2006 the organization signed a pact of cooperation with the Leonese People's Union.[1] In July 2014, UPS joined Ciudadanos.[2]

Union of the Salamancan People
Unión del Pueblo Salmantino
PresidentLuis Fuentes
Secretary-GeneralManuel Hernández
Founded2002
Dissolved2014
Merged intoCiudadanos
HeadquartersSalamanca, Spain
IdeologyRegionalism
Liberalism
Political positionCenter
Website
web.archive.org/web/20090304153544/http://www.uniondelpueblosalmantino.es/

Election results

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Election results of the UPS
Election[3] Votes % Town councillors
Local elections, 2003 7,410 3.44% 58
Local elections, 2007 10,179 4.85% 85
Local elections, 2011 6,836 3.41% 69

References

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  1. ^ "La UPL y la Unión del Pueblo Salmantino firman un pacto de colaboración".
  2. ^ "Unión del Pueblo Salmantino se integra en Ciudadanos". 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ Results only in the Province of Salamanca.
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