Majorcan Union ( ca, Unió Mallorquina, UM; ) was a regional
liberal party
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on the island of
Majorca
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Spain
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It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegrating
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). The main founder was
Jeroni Albertí Picornell.
In 1993 it merged with the ''Unió Independent de Mallorca'' and ''Convergència Balear''. Subsequently it forged alliances with ''Independents per Menorca'' and ''Unió Centristes de Menorca''.
As a centre party, it supported
People's Party governments (1987) in the
Balearic Islands
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but also the left-wing coalition, led by the socialist
Francesc Antich
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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
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, PSOE), which replaced the People's Party in 1999. UM was once again was the key element in returning the presidency to Francesc Antich after the regional elections to the Balearic Island parliament held in 2007.
''Unió Mallorquina'' was a member of
Liberal International
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. The last president was
Josep Melià i Ques.
Following a number of corruption scandals, the party decided to disband in February 2011 and establish a new party,
Convergence for the Isles
Convergence for the Isles ( ca, Convergència per les Illes) was a Balearic nationalist political party founded in March 2011 and merged into Proposta per les Illes in November 2012.
The party's aim was to constitute a third pole in Balearic polit ...
(Convergència per les Illes).
Cinco figuras de Unió Mallorquina, en la cárcel de Palma por corrupción
in: EL PAÍS (spanish)
Electoral performance
Parliament of the Balearic Islands
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* * Within People's Party–Majorcan Union
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