Majorcan Union (; ) was a regional
liberal party
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on the island of
Majorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
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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
Francesc Antich Oliver (; 28 November 1958 – 2 January 2025) was a Venezuelan-born Spanish politician, who was the President of the Balearic Islands between 1999 and 2003, and 2007 and 2011. He also was the Secretary General of the Socialis ...
(
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 () 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 politics that—unlike the People's ...
(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
See also
*Liberalism
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*Liberalism worldwide
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Introduction
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*List of liberal parties
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*Liberal democracy
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*Liberalism in Spain
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1982 establishments in Spain
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