Socialist Democracy (Spain)

Socialist Democracy

Democracia Socialista
Socialist Democracy Democracia Socialista
Leader	Ricardo García Damborenea
Secretary-General	Juan Vicente Alvarez Romero
Founded	1990
Headquarters	C/ Paseo del Prado, 14.1o.A, Madrid
Ideology	Socialism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Coalition for a New Socialist Party
	Politics of Spain; Political parties; Elections;

Socialist Democracy (Spanish: Democracia Socialista, DS) was a Spanish political party of socialist ideology founded in 1990 by Ricardo García Damborenea, the ex-leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the province of Biscay.

History

The party was formed after García Damborenea was expelled from the PSOE for trying to create an "internal current" and "[parallel] structure" of the same name.^[2]^[3] In 1992 the party joined the Coalition for a New Socialist Party, which failed to gain any representation at the national or regional level.

Elections

Andalusian regional election, 1990: 14,495 votes (0.53%).
Basque regional election, 1990: 5.023 votos (0.49%).
Valencian regional election, 1991: 5.207 votos (0.26%).
Local elections, 1991: 8.747 votos (0.05%). 4 municipal councillors.

References

^ Registro de partidos políticos
^ Ricardo García Damborenea abandona su partido al ser expulsado por dos años. El País, 28/04/1990.
^ Un partido dentro del partido, según Benegas. El País, 29/04/1990.

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[1] Registro de partidos políticos

[2] Ricardo García Damborenea abandona su partido al ser expulsado por dos años. El País, 28/04/1990.

[3] Un partido dentro del partido, según Benegas. El País, 29/04/1990.

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