People's Democratic Union

The People's Democratic Union (Portuguese: União Democrática Popular or '''UDP''') is a left-wing political movement in Portugal . UDP is now transformed into a political association in its last congress in 2005 due to the merger with other left-wing parties in the Leftwing Bloc .

The party was founded in December 1974 as a common mass front of the Committee For Support To The Reconstruction Of The Party (Marxist-Leninist) (CARP(ML)), Revolutionary Marxist-Leninist Unity (URML) and Revolutionary Communist Committees (Marxist-Leninist) . UDP ran lists in the First Free Election In Portugal in 1975, and elected one MP in that election. UDP also ran in the subsequent elections until 1983 . After that it ran integrated in the electoral lists of the Portuguese Communist Party until 1991 .

In 1998 it became part of the Leftwing Bloc after a merger with other small left-wing parties, the Revolutionary Socialist Party , the Politics 21 and the Front Of The Revolutionary Left .

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