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{{Infobox political party | name = Majorcan Union | logo = [[File:Uni贸 Mallorquina logo.jpg|150px|脷ltimo logo de Uni贸 Mallorquina]] | colorcode = {{party color|Majorcan Union}} | leader = [[Josep Meli脿 Ques]] | foundation = October 1982 | ideology = {{Nowrap|[[Liberalism]]<ref name="Nordsieck">{{cite web|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.de/balearic.html|date=2003|title=Balearic Islands/Spain|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209075139/http://www.parties-and-elections.de/balearic.html|archivedate=9 February 2005}}</ref><br />[[National and regional identity in Spain|Nationalism]]<ref name="Nordsieck"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.elimparcial.es/noticia/58435/nacional/unio-mallorquina-se-refundara-en-un-congreso-el-17-de-abril.html | title=Uni贸 Mallorquina se "refundar谩" en un congreso el 17 de abril }}</ref>}} | headquarters = C/ Sindicat, 21<br />07002 [[Palma (Majorca)]] | international = [[Liberal International]] | website = | country = Spain | native_name = Uni贸 Mallorquina | dissolved = February 2011 | position = [[Centre-right]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/opinion/2007/12/07/radiografia-unio-mallorquina-4329347.html | title=Radiograf铆a a Uni贸 Mallorquina | date=7 December 2007 }}</ref> | colours = {{color box|{{party color|Majorcan Union}}}} Blue<br />{{color box|#F19300}} Orange | european = | europarl = }} '''Majorcan Union''' ({{langx|ca|Uni贸 Mallorquina, UM}}; {{IPA|ca|uni藞o m蓹蕩u删藞kin蓹|IPA}}) was a regional [[liberalism|liberal party]] on the island of [[Majorca]], [[Spain]]. It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegrating [[Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|Union of the Democratic Centre]] (UCD). The main founder was [[Jeroni Albert铆|Jeroni Albert铆 Picornell]]. In 1993 it merged with the ''Uni贸 Independent de Mallorca'' and ''Converg猫ncia Balear''. Subsequently, it forged alliances with ''Independents per Menorca'' and ''Uni贸 Centristes de Menorca''. As a centre party, it supported [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] governments (1987) in the [[Balearic Islands]] but also the left-wing coalition, led by the socialist [[Francesc Antich]] ([[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]], PSOE), which replaced the People's Party in 1999. UM was once again was the key element in returning the presidency to Francesc Antich after the regional elections to the Balearic Island parliament held in 2007. ''Uni贸 Mallorquina'' was a member of [[Liberal International]]. The last president was [[Josep Meli脿 i Ques]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=El President |url=http://uniomallorquina.com/?id_section=190 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924132139/http://uniomallorquina.com/?id_section=190 |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=29 November 2010 |website=uni贸 mallorquina |language=es}}</ref> Following a number of corruption scandals, the party decided to disband in February 2011<ref>[http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=708722 Uni贸n Mallorquina acuerda disolverse y crear un nuevo partido pol铆tico], ABC, 28 February 2011</ref> and establish a new party, [[Convergence for the Isles]] (Converg猫ncia per les Illes).<ref>[http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2013/08/02/actualidad/1375437900_663765.html Cinco figuras de Uni贸 Mallorquina, en la c谩rcel de Palma por corrupci贸n]; in: EL PA脥S (spanish)</ref>
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