The Liberal Democratic Centre ( es, Centro Democrático Liberal, CDL) was a

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. It was launched in February 2006 and was led by Manuel Alonso, a former leading member of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS). The party was closely linked with the British Liberal Democrats and became a full member of the

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. It became an observer on 17 April 2009. In February 2014, almost 88% of the members voted to merge the party with

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.El CDL se disuelve para integrarse en Ciutadans en su llegada a Valencia
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Leadership

*President: Víctor Manuel Sarto Lorén (2006–2008), Manuel Alonso (2008–2009) *President: Sean O´Curneen Cañas (2009–2014)

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