Nós-Unidade Popular

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Nós-Unidade Popular is a Galician nationalist political party. It was formed by the merger of Assembleia da Mocidade Independentista, Primeira Linha, and other organizations. It currently lacks any institutional representation.

Self-determinist demonstration in the 'Homeland day', Compostela, 2005, july 25.
Self-determinist demonstration in the 'Homeland day', Compostela, 2005, july 25.

In 2004 the party contested the European Parliamentary elections, obtaining 1,331 votes in Galicia (0.12%) (2,516 votes in Spain. In the Galician elections of 2005, they obtained 1,749 votes (0.1%). In 2005 the party mounted a campaign to eliminate symbolic vestiges of Francoist rule from Galicia, presenting these objects to the Xunta de Galicia. During some demonstrations associated with this campaign, NUP party members were arrested. The current leader is Carlos Morais.