CDS. Indeed, the infighting and the creation of the Democratic Alliance, which did not include the PDC, led 84 of the 137 members to leave the PDC and join CDS. A number of independent right-wing candidates join PDC for the 1979 Portuguese legislative election, and the party improves its electoral performance. In 1980, before the 1980 Portuguese legislative election, the party tried to join the Democratic Alliance coalition, but was rejected. It instead joined a coalition with Independent Movement for National Reconciliation and the Frente Nacional (National Front), but failed to achieve its objective of surpassing the 1979 results and winning parliamentary seats. Of the three members of the coalition, PDC was the last one to be extinguished (FN was extinguished in that same year, MIRN in 1984, PDC only in 2004), but without ever achieving electoral significance. The party became inactive starting with the 1991 legislative elections. The party was extinguished in 2004, after failing to present financial information on three consecutive years (1998-2000). Election Results Assembly of the Republic European Parliament See also Catholic Centre Party Citizenship and Christian Democracy References Defunct political parties in Portugal Political parties established in 1975 1975 establishments in Portugal 2004 disestablishments in Portugal Political parties disestablished in 2004