Socialist Democracy (Spanish: Democracia Socialista, DS) was a Spanish political party of socialist ideology founded in 1990 by Ricardo García Damborenea, the ex-leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the province of Biscay.
Socialist Democracy Democracia Socialista | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Ricardo García Damborenea |
| Secretary-General | Juan Vicente Alvarez Romero |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | C/ Paseo del Prado, 14.1o.A, Madrid[1] |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Coalition for a New Socialist Party |
History
editThe party was formed after García Damborenea was expelled from the PSOE for trying to create an "internal current" and "[parallel] structure" of the same name.[2][3] In 1992 the party joined the Coalition for a New Socialist Party, which failed to gain any representation at the national or regional level.
Elections
edit- Andalusian regional election, 1990: 14,495 votes (0.53%).
- Basque regional election, 1990: 5.023 votos (0.49%).
- Valencian regional election, 1991: 5.207 votos (0.26%).
- Local elections, 1991: 8.747 votos (0.05%). 4 municipal councillors.
References
edit- ^ Registro de partidos políticos
- ^ Ricardo García Damborenea abandona su partido al ser expulsado por dos años. El País, 28/04/1990.
- ^ Un partido dentro del partido, según Benegas. El País, 29/04/1990.
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