The Andalusian Progress Party (in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

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

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...

, founded in 1993 by Pedro Pacheco (then mayor of Jérez de la Frontera), as the result of a split in the

Andalusian Party The Andalusian Party ( es, Partido Andalucista, PA) was an Andalusian nationalist centre-left political party from Andalusia (Spain), with an important presence in provinces such as Cádiz and Seville although in the past they have stood in other ...

(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

Parliament of Andalusia The Parliament of Andalusia ( es, Parlamento de Andalucía) is the legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia instituted by the Andalusian Charter of Autonomy of 1981. It is elected by the residents of Andalusia every four years. ...

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 Political parties disestablished in 1996 Political parties established in 1996 Political parties in Andalusia