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Party of the Democratic Centre (Spain)

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Not to be confused with theUnion of the Democratic Centre.
Political party in Spain
Party of the Democratic Centre
Partido del Centro Democrático
LeaderManuel Portela Valladares
FoundedJanuary 28, 1936 (1936-01-28)
DissolvedApril 1, 1939 (1939-04-01)[a]
IdeologyRepublicanism
Centrism
Anticommunism
Political positionCentre
Congress of Deputies(1936)
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  1. ^On 13 September 1936 therebelJunta de Defensa Nacional issued a decree outlawing all political parties 'contrary' to themovimiento nacional.[1] On 1 April 1939 the lastRepublican forces in Spain surrendered. This left the government ofFrancisco Franco—the successor to theJunta de Defensa Nacional—as the sole legally recognised, non-exile Spanish government.

TheParty of the Democratic Centre (Spanish:Partido del Centro Democrático,PCD) was acentristpolitical party active in theSecond Spanish Republic.

History

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The origins of the PCD can be traced back to a note issued to the press on 31 December 1935. The note attempted to justify the previous day's cabinet reshuffle, carried out byPrime MinisterManuel Portela Valladares with the support ofPresidentNiceto Alcalá-Zamora, by describing it as 'a necessary effort to create a Republican center'.[2] A number of those appointed to Portela's new cabinet would go on to join the PCD.[3][4][5] The party's manifesto, published on January 28, 1936, 'rejected both "civil war" and "red revolution"' whilst 'stressing constitutional process, national unity and progress.'.[6]

Manuel Portela Valladares' cabinet on 30 December 1935.

In the run-up to the1936 Spanish general elections, Portela and the PCD initially tried to forge an alliance with thepolitical left.[7] Portela's offer was 'roundly rejected' in all provinces butLugo andAlicante, and he instead turned to thepolitical right.[8] In total 89 PCD candidates stood for election in 1936.[9] However, by the time the elections took place this number had fallen to 78 - the result of numerous defections; with only 23 securing places on 'broader center-right coalition tickets'.[10] The PCD's failure to make a breakthrough in the 1936 elections has been attributed to both Portela's attempt to try and rapidly build a new partyex nihilo in a period of increased radicalisation,[11] and his failure to build the strong alliance with either the left or the right that he deemed necessary.[12][13]

The PCD initially won 21 seats in the 1936 elections.[14] This total later fell to 18[15] when elections inCuenca andGranada were re-held in an attempt to mitigate the impact of acts ofelectoral fraud carried out by the political right.[16][17] It has been alleged that Alcalá-Zamora pressured thecomisión de actas, the committee for examining electoral validity, into approving the election of Portela inPontevedra despite the existence of evidence of electoral malpractice in the city.[18] The PCD's participation in government came to an end with the resignation of a 'terror-stricken'[19][20] Portela on 19 February 1936.

Five members of the PCD were the only deputies to vote against the removal of Alcalá-Zamora as President of the Republic.[21]

References

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  1. ^Cabanellas Ferrer, Miguel (1936).Decreto n.º 108 de la Junta de Defensa Nacional  [Decree No. 108 of the Junta of National Defense] (in Spanish) – viaWikisource.
  2. ^Payne, Stanley G. (2017).Alcalá Zamora and the Failure of the Spanish Republic, 1931–1936. Eastbourne, East Sussex: Sussex Academic Press. p. 116.ISBN 978-1-78284-399-3.
  3. ^"BECERRA FERNANDEZ, MANUEL".Congreso de los Diputados. Archived fromthe original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved15 December 2019.
  4. ^"VILLALOBOS GONZALEZ, FILIBERTO".Congreso de los Diputados. Archived fromthe original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved15 December 2019.
  5. ^"RICO AVELLO, MANUEL".Congreso de los Diputados. Archived fromthe original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved16 December 2019.
  6. ^Payne, Stanley G. (2006).The Collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933–1936. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 171.ISBN 0-300-11065-0.
  7. ^Payne, Stanley G. (2017).Alcalá Zamora and the Failure of the Spanish Republic, 1931–1936. Eastbourne, East Sussex: Sussex Academic Press. p. 120.ISBN 978-1-78284-399-3.
  8. ^Preston, Paul (1978).The Coming of the Spanish Civil War: Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic 1931-1936. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press. p. 170.ISBN 978-1-349-03758-2.
  9. ^"RESUMEN DE CANDIDATOS PROCLAMADOS" [Summary of Candidates Announced].ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 2 February 1936. Retrieved21 November 2019.
  10. ^Payne, Stanley G. (2006).The Collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933–1936. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. pp. 171–172.ISBN 0-300-11065-0.
  11. ^Payne, Stanley G. (2006).The Collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933–1936. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 170.ISBN 0-300-11065-0.
  12. ^Preston, Paul (1978).The Coming of the Spanish Civil War: Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic 1931-1936. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press. p. 170.ISBN 978-1-349-03758-2.
  13. ^Jackson, Gabriel (1965).The Spanish Republic and the Civil War 1931-1939. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 189.ISBN 978-0-691-00757-1.
  14. ^Payne, Stanley G. (2006).The Collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933–1936. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 177.ISBN 0-300-11065-0.
  15. ^Preston, Paul (1978).The Coming of the Spanish Civil War: Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic 1931-1936. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press. p. 231.ISBN 978-1-349-03758-2.
  16. ^Preston, Paul (1978).The Coming of the Spanish Civil War: Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic 1931-1936. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press. p. 183.ISBN 978-1-349-03758-2.
  17. ^Jackson, Gabriel (1965).The Spanish Republic and the Civil War 1931-1939. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 205.ISBN 978-0-691-00757-1.
  18. ^Preston, Paul (1978).The Coming of the Spanish Civil War: Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic 1931-1936. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press. p. 183.ISBN 978-1-349-03758-2.
  19. ^Jackson, Gabriel (1965).The Spanish Republic and the Civil War 1931-1939. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 195.ISBN 978-0-691-00757-1.
  20. ^Preston, Paul (1978).The Coming of the Spanish Civil War: Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic 1931-1936. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press. p. 179.ISBN 978-1-349-03758-2.
  21. ^Casanova Ruiz, Julián (2010).The Spanish Republic and Civil War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 135.ISBN 978-0-511-78963-2.
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