The Christian Democratic Union (Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

: Unidad Democrática Cristiana, UDC) was a right-wing Christian-democratic political party

Political party

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 in Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

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In January 1979 the right-wing faction split from the Christian Democratic Party

Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia)

The Christian Democratic Party is a progressive Christian-democratic political party in Bolivia....

 and founded the Christian Democratic Union.
Led by René Bernal Escalante.
In 1979 the Christian Democratic Union took part in an electoral coalition Popular Alliance for National Integration

Popular Alliance for National Integration

The Popular Alliance for National Integration was a right-wing electoral political alliance in Bolivia.The APIN was formed in 1979 by:Revolutionary Agrarian Movement of the Bolivian Peasantry, MARC;...

 backing René Bernal Escalante.
In 1985 Christian Democratic Union allied with the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement is a Bolivian political party, perhaps the most important in the country during the 20th century. At the legislative elections in 2002, the party won, in an alliance with the Free Bolivia Movement, 26.9% of the popular vote and 36 out of 130 seats in the...

 and its candidate Víctor Paz Estenssoro

Víctor Paz Estenssoro

Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro was a politician and president of Bolivia. He ran for president 8 times , winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985....

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