Cordobese Union

{{Expand Spanish|topic=gov|fa=yes|date=February 2018|Unión Cordobesa}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Cordobese Union

| native_name = Unión Cordobesa

| colorcode = {{party color|Cordobese Union}}

| logo = Unioncordobesa.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| secretary_general = Roque de Llano Iribarnegaray

| leader = Rafael Gómez Sánchez

| headquarters = Córdoba

| foundation = 2011

| dissolution = March 2019

| ideology =

| position = Right-wing populism

| colours = Green

|seats1_title = City Council of Córdoba

|seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|29|hex={{party color|Cordobese Union}}}}

| website = {{url|http://www.unioncordobesa.es/}}

| country = Spain

}}

Cordobese Union ({{langx|es|Unión Cordobesa}}, UCOR) was a localist political party in Córdoba created by Rafael Gómez Sánchez ahead of the 2011 local elections.

History

Rafael Gómez (better known as "Sandokán"Rivera, Agustín (23/04/2011): [https://www.elconfidencial.com/elecciones-municipales-y-autonomicas/2011-05-23/el-malayo-sandokan-da-la-gran-sorpresa-en-cordoba-al-lograr-cinco-concejales_743529/ «Elecciones Municipales y Autonómicas - El ‘malayo’ Sandokán da la gran sorpresa en Córdoba al lograr cinco concejales»]. El Confidencial.) first made public his intention to create a political party for the municipal elections of 2011 in December 2010.Villegas, Rafael (23/12/2010): [http://www.publico.es/espana/sandokan-quiere-berlusconi-cordoba.html «Sandokán quiere ser el Berlusconi de Córdoba»]. Público. Cordobese Union won 24,805 votes and became the second political force in the city (the People's Party was the most voted one), gaining 5 seats in the City Council.Rodríguez, José Luis (25/05/2011): [http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/temadia/nieto-gano-344-mesas-gomez-hizo-63-ocana-cuatro_641484.html «Nieto ganó en 344 mesas, Gómez lo hizo en 63 y Ocaña en cuatro»]. Diario Córdoba.

In the local elections of 2015 UCOR lost around 15,000 votes and 4 seats. Rafael Gómez resigned from the City Council. He was replaced by Rafael Carlos Serrano Haro, his nephew.Caravaca, Toñi (08/07/2015): [http://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2015/06/08/5575c558268e3e101e8b4597.html «'Sandokán' abandona la política»]. El Mundo. Rafael Gómez currently faces a trial for 11 crimes against the Public Treasury for which the Prosecutor's Office asks for 44 years in prison.Reina, Carmen (16/01/2017): [https://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/cordoba/Sandokan-escuda-asesores-IRPF_0_602290219.html «Sandokán se escuda en sus asesores: "Yo no sé qué es el IRPF"»]. eldiario.es In February 2017 he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for one of those crimes.Reina, Carmen (04/12/2017):[https://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/Rafael-Gomez-Sandokan-ingresa-Hacienda_0_705179519.html «Rafael Gómez 'Sandokán' ingresa en prisión por fraude a Hacienda»]. eldiario.es

References

External links

{{url|http://www.unioncordobesa.es/}}

Category:Political parties in Andalusia

Category:Political parties established in 2011