title: Progressive Democratic Party (Spain)
text: # Progressive Democratic Party (Spain)
  
  Progressive Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Progresista; PDP) was a Spanish conservative political party, founded in 1978. The main leader of the PDP was Alfonso Osorio, who was elected as MP in the elections of 1979.
  
  ## History
  
  The party was a member of the Democratic Coalition, led by Manuel Fraga Iribarne.
  
  On 13 September 1979 Osorio resigned as the party president, being replaced by Gabriel Camuñas Solís. The party joined People's Alliance on 30 June 1980.
  
  ## Electoral performance
  
  ### Cortes Generales
  
  | Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Seats | Seats | Outcome | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Congress | Senate | Outcome | Notes |
  | 1979 | Alfonso Osorio | 1,094,438 | 6.08 | #4 | 1 / 350 | 0 / 207 | UCD minority | Within Democratic Coalition |
  