Democratic Union of Catalonia

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Democratic Union of Catalonia Unió Democràtica de Catalunya

President	Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida
Secretary-General	Josep Maria Pelegrí i Aixut
Founded	November 7, 1931
Headquarters	C/Nàpols, 35-39 Barcelona
Ideology	Regionalism,^[1] Christian democracy,^[1] Catalan nationalism, Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International, also connected to Alliance of Democrats
European affiliation	European People's Party
European Parliament group	European People's Party
Colours	Blue, White
Website
http://www.unio.cat/
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The Democratic Union of Catalonia (Catalan: Unió Democràtica de Catalunya, UDC; IPA: [uniˈo ðəmuˈkɾatikə ðə kətəˈɫuɲə]) is a regionalist^[1] political party in Catalonia. Together with the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, it is part of the Convergence and Union coalition.

It describes itself as Catalan nationalist and Christian Democrat, and is a member of the European People's Party (EPP).

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Parties and Elections in Europe, "Spain", The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck". Parties & Elections. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

External links [edit]

Web site (in Catalan)

Catalan nationalism

Organisations

Independentist	Republican Left of Catalonia Popular Unity Candidates Catalan Solidarity for Independence Republican Left of the Valencian Country Reagrupament Estat Català

Autonomist	Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Bloc Català†) Democratic Union of Catalonia Coalició Compromís (Valencian Nationalist Bloc) Initiative for Catalonia Greens Proposta per les Illes (Convergence for the Isles, Majorcan Union†) Socialist Party of Majorca/Entesa Nacionalista

Youth organisations

Armed organisations

People

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Represented in the Spanish Congress of Deputies (47)	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSOE) (14) Convergence and Union (Democratic Convergence of Catalonia - Democratic Union of Catalonia) (16) Republican Left of Catalonia (3) People's Party of Catalonia (11) Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left (3)

Represented in the Spanish Senate (22)	Catalan Agreement of Progress (PSC, ERC, ICV and EUiA) (16) Convergence and Union (CDC, UDC) (6)

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