| Asturian Forum Foro Asturias |
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| Leader | Francisco Álvarez Cascos |
| President | Francisco Álvarez Cascos |
| Secretary-General | María Teresa Alonso |
| Founded | 19 January 2011 |
| Split from | People's Party |
| Youth wing | Young Forum |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] |
| Official colors | Dark blue |
| Local government in Asturias |
158 / 946
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| Asturias General Council |
16 / 45
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| Congress of Deputies (Asturias seats) |
1 / 8
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| Spanish Senate (Asturias seats) |
1 / 2
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| Website | |
| foroasturias.es | |
| Politics of Spain Political parties Elections |
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The Asturian Forum (Spanish: Foro Asturias, Asturian: Foru Asturies), abbreviated to FAC, is a centre-right political party in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. It was founded in January 2011 by former Deputy Prime Minister Francisco Álvarez Cascos, who left the People's Party after failing to be selected as the party's candidate for President of Asturias in the 2011 election.
In the election, Álvarez Cascos led the party under the name "Citizens' Forum" (Spanish: Foro de Ciudadanos). FAC won sixteen seats, making it the largest party on the General Council. Together with the People's Party, FAC's gains gave the centre-right a majority in Asturias for the first time.[2] The party has spoken to all three other parties to create a more consensual political climate.[3]
At the November 2011 Spanish election, the party won one of Asturias's eight seats in the Congress of Deputies.
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