Majorcan Union (; ) was a regional liberal party on the island of Mallorca, Spain. It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegrating Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). The main founder was Jeroni Albertí Picornell.
In 1993 it merged with the Unió Independent de Mallorca and Convergència Balear. Subsequently, it forged alliances with Independents per Menorca and Unió Centristes de Menorca.
As a centre party, it supported People's Party governments (1987) in the Balearic Islands but also the left-wing coalition, led by the socialist Francesc Antich (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, PSOE), which replaced the People's Party in 1999. UM was once again was the key element in returning the presidency to Francesc Antich after the regional elections to the Balearic Island parliament held in 2007.
Unió Mallorquina was a member of Liberal International. The last president was Josep Melià i Ques
Following a number of corruption scandals, the party decided to disband in February 2011Unión Mallorquina acuerda disolverse y crear un nuevo partido político, ABC, 28 February 2011 and establish a new party, Convergence for the Isles (Convergència per les Illes).Cinco figuras de Unió Mallorquina, en la cárcel de Palma por corrupción; in: EL PAÍS (spanish)
Electoral performance
Parliament of the Balearic Islands Date Votes Seats Status Size Notes # % ±pp # ± 1983 46,915 15.1% – – Opposition 3rd government support 1987 30,247 9.0% –6.1 2 Government 4th 1991 130,275 38.4% N/A 0 Government * 1995 19,966 5.3% – 2 Opposition 5th 1999 26,682 7.3% +2.0 1 Government 4th 2003 31,781 7.4% +0.1 0 Opposition 4th 2007 28,178 6.7% –0.7 0 Government 4th
* Within People's Party–Majorcan Union
See also Liberalism Contributions to liberal theory Liberalism worldwide List of liberal parties Liberal democracy Liberalism in Spain
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