Democratic Union Movement

{{Infobox political party

| name = Democratic Union Movement

| native_name = Mouvement Union Démocratique

| colorcode = {{party color|Democratic Union Movement}}

| foundation = 1963

| dissolved =

| native_name_lang = fr

| ideology = Communism
Socialism
Trade unionism

| country = Monaco

}}

{{Politics of Monaco}}

The Democratic Union Movement ({{langx|fr|Mouvement Union Démocratique}}, MUD) was a political alliance in Monaco.

History

The MUD was established in 1963 as an alliance of trade unions and Communists, including the Union of Trade Unions of Monaco.Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p639 {{ISBN|0-313-23804-9}} It won one seat in the 1963 elections, with the National Democratic Union (UND) winning the other 17.McHale, p641 It lost its seat in the 1968 elections (in which the UND won all 18 seats), but won a single seat again in the 1973 elections. It lost the seat in 1978, and did not contest any further elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1358 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}

Election results

= National Council elections =

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!Election

!Votes

!%

!Seats

!+/–

!Position

1963

|

|

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|New

|2nd

1968

|2,691

|9.17

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|{{decrease}} 1

|{{steady}} 2nd

1973

|1,377

|3.59

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|{{increase}} 1

|{{steady}} 2nd

1978

|2,027

|6.43

|{{Composition bar|0|18|{{party color|Democratic Union Movement}}}}

|{{decrease}} 1

|{{steady}} 2nd

References