sentences:  UPyD has been assessed by the vast majority of political scientists and the media such as the European Social Survey, "The Financial Times" and "The Economist" as a centrist party, even though it was considered as centre-left by the political scientist Donatella Maria Viola and centre-right by the Encyclopædia Britannica.Also, the self-proclaimed cross-sectionalism of UPyD has been linked to radical centrism.UPyD is a progressive party which combines social liberalism with centralism from the centre of the political spectrum.