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Liberal Progressive Party (Spain)
The
Liberal Progressive
Party
was a Spanish
political party
of
centre-right
,
founded
in 1976 and
directed
by
Juan García de Madariaga
and
Jaime Santafé Mira
.
On
18 April
1977 the party decided to contest in the
Spanish general election
under the
Union of the Democratic Centre
coalition, however on
September 30
of that year it separated from that group. Subsequently, on
December 15
, 1977 it became part of the
Liberal Federation
along with the
Independent Liberal Party
, the
Liberal Party
, the
Galician Democratic Party
, and the
People's Party of Catalonia
.
In
April 1978
it merged with other
liberal parties
in the
Liberal Citizens Action
, headed by
José María de Areilza
.