Unión de Centro Democrático

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political coalition political party

Unión de Centro Democrático was a centrist political coalition that led Spain’s transition to democracy in the late 1970s under the leadership of Adolfo Suárez.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Union of the Democratic Centre	5
Unión de Centro Democrático canonical	4
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6281176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Unión de Centro Democrático
Context triple: [Adolfo Suárez, politicalParty, Unión de Centro Democrático]

A. Unión Demócrata Independiente
Unión Demócrata Independiente is a major Chilean right-wing political party known for its conservative, pro-market positions and significant influence in the country’s post-dictatorship politics.
B. Centro Democrático Social
Centro Democrático Social was a centrist liberal-conservative political party in Spain that later evolved into the CDS – People's Party.
C. Union of Democrats for the Republic
The Union of Democrats for the Republic was a Gaullist conservative political party in France that served as a major governing force during the Fifth Republic, particularly under leaders like Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou.
D. Centre Union
Centre Union was a prominent centrist-liberal political party in mid-20th-century Greece, closely associated with the leadership of Georgios Papandreou and opposition to conservative rule.
E. National Coalition Party
The National Coalition Party is a major centre-right political party in Finland known for its pro-European, liberal-conservative policies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Unión de Centro Democrático
Target entity description: Unión de Centro Democrático was a centrist political coalition that led Spain’s transition to democracy in the late 1970s under the leadership of Adolfo Suárez.

A. Unión Demócrata Independiente
Unión Demócrata Independiente is a major Chilean right-wing political party known for its conservative, pro-market positions and significant influence in the country’s post-dictatorship politics.
B. Centro Democrático Social
Centro Democrático Social was a centrist liberal-conservative political party in Spain that later evolved into the CDS – People's Party.
C. Union of Democrats for the Republic
The Union of Democrats for the Republic was a Gaullist conservative political party in France that served as a major governing force during the Fifth Republic, particularly under leaders like Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou.
D. Centre Union
Centre Union was a prominent centrist-liberal political party in mid-20th-century Greece, closely associated with the leadership of Georgios Papandreou and opposition to conservative rule.
E. National Coalition Party
The National Coalition Party is a major centre-right political party in Finland known for its pro-European, liberal-conservative policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political coalition ⓘ political party ⓘ
coalitionOf	Christian democratic parties ⓘ liberal parties ⓘ social democratic parties ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dissolved	1983 ⓘ
electoralBase	moderate voters ⓘ urban middle class ⓘ
followedBy	Centro Democrático y Social ⓘ linked to: Centro Democrático Social
foundedBy	Adolfo Suárez ⓘ
governmentTypeWhileRuling	parliamentary democracy ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Madrid ⓘ
heldOffice	Government of Spain ⓘ linked to: Spanish government
historicalRegion	post-Franco Spain ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first governing party of democratic Spain after Franco ⓘ key actor in dismantling Francoist regime ⓘ
ideology	centrism ⓘ
inception	1977 ⓘ
includedIdeologies	Christian democracy ⓘ liberalism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
leader	Adolfo Suárez ⓘ
nameAbbreviation	UCD ⓘ
nativeLabel	Unión de Centro Democrático ⓘ
notableMember	Adolfo Suárez ⓘ Fernando Abril Martorell ⓘ Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo ⓘ
operatedIn	Spanish transition to democracy ⓘ
participatedIn	Spanish general election 1977 ⓘ linked to: Spanish general election of 15 June 1977 Spanish general election 1979 ⓘ linked to: 1979 Spanish general election
politicalPosition	centre ⓘ
politicalSpectrum	centre-right ⓘ
precededBy	Francoist political structures ⓘ
primeMinisterFromParty	Adolfo Suárez ⓘ Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo ⓘ
reasonForDecline	electoral losses ⓘ internal fragmentation ⓘ
representedIn	Congress of Deputies of Spain ⓘ linked to: Congreso de los Diputados Senate of Spain ⓘ
roleInHistory	led Spain’s transition to democracy ⓘ
significantEvent	drafting of the 1978 Spanish Constitution ⓘ
supported	1978 Spanish Constitution ⓘ linked to: Spanish Constitution of 1978
timePeriod	early 1980s ⓘ late 1970s ⓘ
wonElection	Spanish general election 1977 ⓘ Spanish general election 1979 ⓘ linked to: 1979 Spanish general election

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adolfo Suárez → politicalParty → Unión de Centro Democrático ⓘ

Florentino Pérez → memberOfPoliticalParty → Union of the Democratic Centre ⓘ

subject linked to: Florentino