Cordobese Union
Cordobese Union (Spanish: Unión Cordobesa, UCOR) is a localist political party in Córdoba created by Rafael Gómez Sánchez ahead of the 2011 local elections.
Cordobese Union Unión Cordobesa | |
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Leader | Rafael Gómez Sánchez |
Secretary-General | Roque de Llano Iribarnegaray |
Founded | 2011 |
Dissolved | March 2019 |
Headquarters | Córdoba |
Political position | Populist |
Colours | Green |
City Council of Córdoba | 0 / 29 |
Website | |
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History
Rafael Gómez (better known as "Sandokán"[1]) first made public his intention to create a political party for the municipal elections of 2011 in December 2010[2]. 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[3].
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[4]. 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[5]. In February 2017 he was condemned to 5 years in prison for one those crimes[6].
References
- Rivera, Agustín (23/04/2011): «Elecciones Municipales y Autonómicas - El ‘malayo’ Sandokán da la gran sorpresa en Córdoba al lograr cinco concejales». El Confidencial.
- Villegas, Rafael (23/12/2010): «Sandokán quiere ser el Berlusconi de Córdoba». Público.
- Rodríguez, José Luis (25/05/2011): «Nieto ganó en 344 mesas, Gómez lo hizo en 63 y Ocaña en cuatro». Diario Córdoba.
- Caravaca, Toñi (08/07/2015): «'Sandokán' abandona la política». El Mundo.
- Reina, Carmen (16/01/2017): «Sandokán se escuda en sus asesores: "Yo no sé qué es el IRPF"». eldiario.es
- Reina, Carmen (04/12/2017):«Rafael Gómez 'Sandokán' ingresa en prisión por fraude a Hacienda». eldiario.es