Popular Socialist Party (Spain)
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The Popular Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Popular) was a Spanish political party which emerged in 1968 as 'Partido Socialista del Interior' or the Socialist Party of the Interior. During the Francisco Franco dictatorship it was an illegal underground movement on University Campuses, and it adopted the Popular Socialist Party name in 1974. Its President was the University Professor, Enrique Tierno Galván. That same year the party formed the Spanish Democratic Junta (Junta Democrática de España) together with the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and Carlist Party.
It defined itself as Marxist and stood in the Spanish general election, 1977 in coalition with a number of regional left wing movements especially the Socialist Party of Andalusia (where they stood under the name 'Socialist Unity'). Overall the PSP won 816,582 votes (4.46%) and 6 deputies.[1]
In February 1978 the party began entering into discussions with other parties such as the Communist Party of Spain and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) about possible future electoral cooperation. Although Tierno denied suggestions of mergers during those discussions,[2] the party congress voted in favour of a merger with the PSOE on 1 April 1978[3] and this was concluded at a joint press conference between Tierno and Felipe Gonzalez, the PSOE leader in April 1978. [4] and the following year Tierno Galván was elected Mayor of Madrid by the PSOE and PCE.
