The Popular Democratic Union (, , or UDP) is a
Marxist
Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis. It uses a dialectical and materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to analyse class relations, social conflic ...
political movement in Portugal. The UDP transformed itself into a political association at its 15th congress due to its merger with other left-wing parties in the
Left Bloc.
History
The party was founded in December 1974 as a common mass front of the
Committee for Support to the Reconstruction of the Party (Marxist–Leninist) (CARP(ML)),
Revolutionary Marxist–Leninist Unity (URML) and
Revolutionary Communist Committees (Marxist–Leninist). UDP ran lists in the
first free election in Portugal in 1975, and elected one MP in that election. UDP also ran in the subsequent elections until 1983. After that it ran integrated in the electoral lists of the
Portuguese Communist Party
The Portuguese Communist Party (, , PCP) is a Communism, communist and Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist List of political parties in Portugal, political party in Portugal. It is one of the strongest List of communist parties, communist par ...
until 1991.
In 1998, it became part of the
Left Bloc after a merger with other small left-wing parties and movements, the
Revolutionary Socialist Party,
Politics XXI and the
Left Revolutionary Front.
The president of People's Democratic Union is
Joana Mortágua, who became leader in 2010 at the age of 24. Joana Mortágua was
Left Bloc candidate in the national legislative elections of 2009, electoral district of
Évora and is member of the current Political Commission of Left Bloc.
References
External links
Official website
1974 establishments in Portugal
2005 disestablishments in Portugal
Defunct socialist parties in Portugal
Left Bloc (Portugal)
Left-wing parties
Political parties disestablished in 2005
Political parties established in 1974
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