Galician Left
| Galician Left | |
|---|---|
| Esquerda Galega | |
 | |
| Leader | Camilo Nogueira |
| Founded | December 1, 1980 |
| Dissolved | December 6, 1984 |
| Ideology |
Galician nationalism Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism Ecologism Pacifism |
| Parliament of Galicia (1981) |
1 / 71 |
| Local seats (1983) |
22 / 4,033 |
|
Politics of Galicia Political parties | |
Galician Left (EG, Esquerda Galega in Galician language) was a Galician nationalist and leftist political party of Galicia.
History
It was founded in December 1980 to be refundation of the Galician Workers Party, integrating the majority of the militants of the self-dissolved Galician Workers Party and militants from the BN-PG, Galician Socialist Party, Communist Party of Galicia and the Communist Movement of Galicia. The party celebrated its First Congress[1] in March 1981, accepting the constitutional framework and the autonomic institutions as a valid framework to achieve the self-determination of Galicia.
In the Galician elections of 1981 EG obtained 33,497 votes (3'32%)[2] and a seat for its leader, Camilo Nogueira, who achieved a great prominence their performance on the Galician Parliament, although the party suffered a sharp setback in the 1982 general elections with only 22,310 votes (1'72%).
In 1984 the party merged with the Galician Socialist Party to create the Galician Socialist Party-Galician Left (PSG-EG).[3]
Elections
| Election | Votes | Percentage | Seats/Town councillors |
| Galician parliamentary election, 1981 | 33,497 | 3'32% | 1 |
| Spanish general election, 1982 | 22,310 | 1'72% | 0 |
| Spanish local elections, 1983 | 19,173 | 1.57% | 22[4] |
References
- ↑ With the slogan Galicia e socialismo (Galicia and socialism, in English language).
- ↑ http://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/21/portada/372466801_850215.html
- ↑ http://elpais.com/diario/1984/06/24/espana/456876012_850215.html
- ↑ http://www.historiaelectoral.com/munigal.html