Federation of Regional Parties
Federación de Partidos Regionales
LeaderHéctor Villalba
PresidentMiguel Ramón Izquierdo
Founded16 April 1989[1]
Merger ofValencian Union
Regionalist Party of Cantabria
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country
Union of Regionalist Parties of Castilla-La Mancha
United Extremadura
Progressive Riojan Party
Melillan People's Union
Regional Party of Madrid
Succeeded byNationalist Coalition (1994)
IdeologyRegionalism

Federation of Regional Parties (Spanish: Federación de Partidos Regionales, FPR) was a Spanish electoral list in the European Parliament election in 1989 made up from several centre-right regionalist parties.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Navarrese People's Union (UPN) and the Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) were initially also expected to join the Federation, but chose to support the newly-founded People's Party (PP) instead.[8]

Composition

Party Scope
Valencian Union (UV) Valencian Community
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) Cantabria
United Extremadura (EU) Extremadura
Progressive Riojan Party (PRP) La Rioja
Melillan People's Union (UPM) Melilla
Regional Party of Madrid (PRM) Madrid
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) Castile and León
Union of Regionalist Parties of Castilla–La Mancha (UPRCLM) Castilla–La Mancha

References

  1. Jara, Pedro (17 April 1989). "12 partidos regionalistas deciden acudir juntos a las elecciones europeas". El País (in Spanish). Cáceres. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. "Seis partidos regionalistas pretenden concurrir juntos al Parlamento Europeo". El País (in Spanish). Valencia. 1 May 1988. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. Beltrán, Adolf (26 June 1988). "Siete partidos regionalistas irán juntos a las elecciones europeas". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. "Los partidos regionalistas elaborarán un programa común para las elecciones europeas". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 5 December 1988. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. Castillo, Antonio (16 January 1989). "Los partidos regionalistas esperan obtener cuatro eurodiputados". El País (in Spanish). Logroño. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. "Unión Valenciana o el PAR encabezarán la candidatura al Parlamento Europeo". El País (in Spanish). Santander. 5 February 1989. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. Jardí, Manuel (13 February 1989). "Los regionalistas rechazan la oferta del PP para las elecciones europeas". El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  8. "UV quiere que la Federación se presente a las europeas". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 22 February 1989. Retrieved 20 July 2017.


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