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
LeaderRafael Gómez Sánchez
Secretary-GeneralRoque de Llano Iribarnegaray
Founded2011
DissolvedMarch 2019
HeadquartersCórdoba
Political positionPopulist
ColoursGreen
City Council of Córdoba
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Website
www.unioncordobesa.es

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
  1. Rivera, Agustín (23/04/2011): «Elecciones Municipales y Autonómicas - El ‘malayo’ Sandokán da la gran sorpresa en Córdoba al lograr cinco concejales». El Confidencial.
  2. Villegas, Rafael (23/12/2010): «Sandokán quiere ser el Berlusconi de Córdoba». Público.
  3. Rodríguez, José Luis (25/05/2011): «Nieto ganó en 344 mesas, Gómez lo hizo en 63 y Ocaña en cuatro». Diario Córdoba.
  4. Caravaca, Toñi (08/07/2015): «'Sandokán' abandona la política». El Mundo.
  5. Reina, Carmen (16/01/2017): «Sandokán se escuda en sus asesores: "Yo no sé qué es el IRPF"». eldiario.es
  6. Reina, Carmen (04/12/2017):«Rafael Gómez 'Sandokán' ingresa en prisión por fraude a Hacienda». eldiario.es


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