Aragonese Party
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The Aragonese Party is a political party
Political party
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 which advocates the interests of Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...

 within Spain
Spain
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. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials PAR.

PAR had representation in the European Parliament
European Parliament
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 (1999-2004) where it sat in the European Coalition
European Coalition
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group.
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