The Andalusian Progress Party (in

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: ''Partido Andaluz del Progreso''; PAP) was an Andalusian nationalist

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, founded in 1993 by Pedro Pacheco (then mayor of

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), as the result of a split in the

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(PA) due to the confrontation between Alejandro Rojas-Marcos and Pacheco himself, who it ended with the departure of him and his supporters from the party.

History

After the split, the PAP had four of the ten former deputies in the

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and several mayors of the PA. In the general elections of 1993 the party gained 43,169 votes and no representation, while in the Andalusian elections of 1994 the party joined a coalition with the PA called Andalusian Coalition–Andalusian Power. The coalition gained 3 seats. In 1996 PAP joined the PA again.

References

El liderazgo político en el partido andalucista (PA)
Enrique G. Pérez Nieto (UAL). VII Congreso Español de Ciencia política y de la Administración: Democracia y Buen Gobierno. {{Authority control 1993 establishments in Spain 1996 disestablishments in Spain Andalusian nationalist parties Defunct nationalist parties in Spain Defunct social democratic parties in Spain Left-wing nationalist parties in Spain Political parties disestablished in 1996 Political parties established in 1996 Political parties in Andalusia