People's Party (Spain)
political party in Spain
The People's Party[11] (Spanish: Partido Popular [paɾˈtiðo popuˈlaɾ] (
listen); known mostly by its acronym, PP [peˈpe]) is a conservative[1][2] and Christian-democratic[2][6] political party in Spain.
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| Founded | 20 January 1989 |
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| Political position | Centre-right[8][9] to right-wing[10] |
The People's Party was founded in 1989 from the People's Alliance (AP). This party was created as a more centre-right party instead of a far-right party.[2]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ersson, Svante; Lane, Jan-Erik (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe (4th ed.). SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Hloušek, Vít; Kopeček, Lubomír (2010). Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties: East-Central and Western Europe Compared. Ashgate. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7546-7840-3.
From its original emphasis on a 'united and Catholic Spain', in the 1980s and 1990s it gradually evolved under the leadership of José Maria Aznar into a pragmatically-oriented conservative formation, with Christian democratic and, even more strongly, economically liberal elements.
- ↑ Resende, Madalena Meyer (3 October 2014). Catholicism and Nationalism: Changing Nature of Party Politics. ISBN 9781317610618.
- ↑ Inmaculada Egido (2005). Transforming Education: The Spanish Experience. Nova Publishers. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-59454-208-4.
- ↑ Fernando Reinares (2014). "The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings". In Bruce Hoffman; Fernando Reinares (eds.). The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death. Columbia University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-231-53743-8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Magone, José María (2003). The Politics of Southern Europe: Integration Into the European Union. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-275-97787-0.
- ↑ Philip Arestis; Malcolm C. Sawyer (2001). The Economics of the Third Way: Experiences from Around the World. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-84376-283-6.
- ↑ "Batalla decisiva en el centroderecha". El País. 2021-03-14.
- ↑
- Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 53. ISBN 9783642194146.
The right-wing Conservative AP was now transformed into a party of the centre-right: it was renamed People's Party (Partido Popular, PP) in the spring of 1989.
- Newton, Michael T. (1997). Institutions of Modern Spain: A Political and Economic Guide. Cambridge University Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780521575089.
Since the 're-launch' of 1989, the party has established itself clearly as a party of the centre-right...
- Meyer Resende, Madalena (2014). Catholicism and Nationalism: Changing Nature of Party Politics. Routledge. p. xix. ISBN 9781317610618.
In 1989 the AP transformed into the Partido Popular (PP) – a coalition of center-right forces...
- Matuschek, Peter (2004). "Who Learns from Whom: The Failure of Spanish Christian Democracy and the Success of the Partido Popular". In Steven Van Hecke; Emmanuel Gerard (eds.). Christian Democratic Parties in Europe Since the End of the Cold War. Leuven University Press. p. 243. ISBN 9789058673770.
- Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 53. ISBN 9783642194146.
- ↑
- Ferreiro, Jesus; Serrano, Felipe (2001). Philip Arestis; Malcolm C. Sawyer (eds.). The economic policy of the Spanish Socialist governments: 1982–1996. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 1843762838. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Encarnación, Omar G. (2008). Spanish Politics: Democracy After Dictatorship. Polity. pp. 61–64. ISBN 978-0745639925. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- Íñigo-Mora, Isabel (2010). Cornelia Ilie (ed.). Rhetorical strategies in the British and Spanish parliaments. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 332. ISBN 978-9027206299. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - DiGiacomo, Susan M. (2008). Sharon R. Roseman; Shawn S. Parkhurst (eds.). Re-presenting the Fascist Classroom: Education as a Space of Memory in Contemporary Spain. SUNY Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0791479018. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
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- Ferreiro, Jesus; Serrano, Felipe (2001). Philip Arestis; Malcolm C. Sawyer (eds.). The economic policy of the Spanish Socialist governments: 1982–1996. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 1843762838. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ↑ Ávila López, E. (2016) Modern Spain, p. 85 ISBN 978-1-61069-600-5
