Liberal_Citizens_Action

Liberal Citizens Action

Liberal Citizens Action

Political party in Spain


Liberal Citizens Action (Spanish: Acción Ciudadana Liberal; ACL) was a political party in Spain at the time of its transition to democracy. ACL emerged from the Liberal Federation (Spanish: Federación Liberal), an alliance of five parties, in 1977.[1] The president of the party was José María de Areilza, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1976.[2] Areilza had left Adolfo Suarez's Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD).

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In the 1979 elections ACL was part of the Democratic Coalition, together with Manuel Fraga's People's Alliance (AP). Areilza was elected deputy in Madrid.

Shortly afterwards, ACL merged with the AP.

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References

  1. "La Federación Liberal pretende integrar a todos los grupos de esta ideología". El País (in Spanish). 28 October 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Areilza, presidente de la Federación Liberal". El País (in Spanish). 22 December 1977. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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