Popular Democratic Union (Portugal)

Popular Democratic Union
União Democrática Popular
AbbreviationUDP
PresidentMário Durval
Founded1 December 1974 (1974-12-01)
3 April 2005 (2005-04-03)
Dissolved3 April 2005 (2005-04-03)
Merger ofCARP (ML)
URML
CCR (ML)
Merged intoLeft Bloc
HeadquartersRua de São Bento, 698, Lisboa, Portugal 1250-223
NewspaperA Comuna
IdeologyMarxism
Socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
ColoursRed
Website
www.udp.pt

The Popular Democratic Union (Portuguese: União Democrática Popular, pronounced [uniˈɐ̃w dɨmuˈkɾatikɐ pupuˈlaɾ], or UDP) is a Marxist political movement in Portugal. The UDP transformed itself into a political association at its 15th congress due to its merger with other left-wing parties in the Left Bloc.