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Democratic and Social Centre Centro Democrático y Social | |
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| Founder | Adolfo Suárez |
| Founded | 29 July 1982 |
| Dissolved | c. 2012 |
| Split from | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| Merged into | People's Party (majority) |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Youth wing | Democratic and Social Centre Youth. |
| Ideology | Centrism[1] Liberalism[2][3][4] Social liberalism[5] Christian democracy[5] |
| Political position | Centre[1][6][7] to centre-right[8][9][10] |
| European Parliament group | Liberal Democratic and Reformist (1987–1994) |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Green, white |
Democratic and Social Centre (Spanish: Centro Democrático y Social, CDS) was a liberal political party in Spain, founded in 1982 by former Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez. The party was a member of the Liberal Democratic and Reformist Group in the European Parliament and the Liberal International.[11] In 2006, most of its remaining members merged into the People's Party, though a reduced faction continued the party, which won some seats in the 2007 local elections.
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