People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party (Spanish: Partido Popular, PP ) is a conservative political party in Spain.
The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Popular, AP), a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of the Interior and Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship. The new party combined the conservative AP with several small Christian democratic and liberal parties (the party call this fusion of views Reformist centre). In 2002, Manuel Fraga received the honorary title of "Founding Chairman".
The PP was until November 2011 the largest opposition party in the Congress of Deputies, with 153 out of 350 deputies, and the largest party represented in the Senate, with 101 out of 208 senators. Its youth organization is New Generations of the People’s Party of Spain (NNGG). In the elections of November 2011 the PP won a majority with 186 seats in the Deputies.
The PP is a member of the center-right European People's Party (EPP) and in the European Parliament its 23 MEPs sit in the EPP Group. The PP is also a member of the Centrist Democrat International and the International Democrat Union.
Read more about People's Party (Spain): Early Beginning, Consolidation (1979-1989), Aznar Years (1989-2004), Opposition Party (2004-2011), 2011 Elections, Electoral History, Illegal Financing, Notable Members
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