Valencian Union

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Valencian Union (UV) was a Valencian regionalist, right‑wing party in Spain. Founded in 1982 by Vicente González Lizondo, it promoted Valencian identity and opposed Catalan nationalism, a stance known as blaverism. It often allied with the conservative Partido Popular (PP).

The party’s best result came in 1991, when it won about 10% of the votes in the Valencian Community, becoming the third largest party there. In 1995 UV helped form a coalition with the PP to defeat PSOE in regional government. After Lizondo’s death in 1997, UV weakened. In 1999 it fell just short of the 5% threshold needed for seats in the Valencian Parliament, and its support declined further in 2003 and 2007 (0.95%). It did win a Senate seat in 2004.

UV also faced internal splits, giving rise to groups like Coalició Valenciana and Units per València. Jose Manuel Miralles became the party leader around 2006–2007. In 2011 UV merged with the PP, with some members joining PP or other lists; UV did not contest elections that year. The party was dissolved in 2014.