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Conservatives of Catalonia

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Conservatives of Catalonia
Conservadors de Catalunya
PresidentJuan Parra Balcells
FoundedJanuary 30, 1980 (1980-01-30)
Dissolvedc. 1982
HeadquartersC/ Balmes, 197.8o.3o., Barcelona[1]
IdeologyConservatism
Liberalism
Political positionRight-wing

Conservatives of Catalonia (Catalan: Conservadors de Catalunya, CiC) was a Spanish political party of Catalan scope directed by Juan Parra Balcells -an independent candidate to the Senate of Spain in the general elections of 1977 and who had been one of the founders of the Progressive Democratic Party-[2] and Santiago Brutau Cirera, who acted as vice president of the party. It was officially registered before the Spanish Ministry of the Interior on January 30, 1980.[1]

It was a conservative, nationalist and liberal party, which was presented to the elections of the Parliament of Catalonia in 1980 and obtained 4095 votes (0.15% votes).[3] It also appeared in the general election of 1982, where it obtained 2596 votes.

Electoral program in the 1980 election

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  • Defense of Christian values.
  • Maintenance and defense of Catalan culture.
  • Defense of the integrity of Spain and the uniqueness of the peoples that make it up.
  • Maintenance of the free enterprise system.
  • Nationalization of public services necessary for national operation.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ministerio del Interior de España. "Conservadors de Catalunya" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Enrique Casals (20 March 1980). "Dieciséis partidos y coaliciones concurren a las elecciones". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Conservadors de Catalunya: No al centralismo". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 March 1980. Retrieved 7 January 2018.