Galician Socialist Space

Galician Socialist Space
Espazo Socialista Galego
Leader	Xoán Carlos Bascuas
Founded	2008 (2008)
Split from	Nationalist Left
Student wing	Movemento Estudantil Universitario Comités (until 2010)
Youth wing	Galician Nationalist Youth (until 2010) Galician Socialist Youth
Ideology	Galician nationalism Democratic socialism Republicanism Federalism^[1]^[2]
National affiliation	Máis Galiza and Compromiso por Galicia
Politics of Galicia Political parties

Galician Socialist Space (Espazo Socialista Galego in Galician language, ESG) is a Galician political party integrated in Máis Galiza and Compromiso por Galicia.

History

ESG was founded in 2008 as a split of Nationalist Left (EN), with about 85 of the 300 militants that EN has at the time.^[3] Among their current members there are also people who previously had not militants in the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG). ESG defines itself as a defender of the right of self-determination and of sustainable development. The official ideology of the party is secularism, republicanism, multiculturalism, Galician nationalism and socialism.^[4]

Integrated into the Máis BNG platform to participate in the 2009 National Assemblyof the BNG, was subsequently one of the members and founders of the critical current inside the BNG Máis Galiza.^[5] ESG left the BNG along with Máis Galiza, being their leader, Xoán Carlos Bascuas, the current leader of Máis Galiza and was the candidate of Compromiso por Galicia to the presidency of the Xunta de Galicia in the Galician elections of 2012.

Political parties

Current	Bloque Nacionalista Galego (Unión do Povo Galego, Galician Movement for Socialism and Abrente-EDG) Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood (Galician People's Front, Encontro Irmandiño and the Galician Workers Front) Cerna Compromiso por Galicia (Máis Galiza, PNG-PG, Acción Galega, Partido Galeguista Demócrata) Converxencia XXI Terra Galega Nós-Unidade Popular (Primeira Linha) Land Party New Galician Left Espazo Ecosocialista Galego Causa Galiza Galician Convergence

Until 1950	Galicianist Party Irmandades da Fala Galician Socialist Union Dereita Galeguista Autonomous Galician Republican Organization CRAG Galician Nationalist Vanguard Galician League (A Coruña) Galician League (Santiago de Compostela) Galician Solidarity Galician Regionalist Association Acción Gallega Xeración Nós

Since 1950	BN-PG AN-PG PSG-EG Galician Left Galician Coalition PSG Galician Unity Galician Socialist Space Galicianist Party (1978) Partido Galeguista (Nationalist) Galician People's Party Galician Workers Party Galiza Ceibe-OLN Assembleia do Povo Unido Galician Party of the Proletariat UPG-lp Galician People's Assembly PGSD PCLN Inzar Nationalist Left Galician Socialist Space Galician Nationalist Convergence Socialist Collective Communist Movement of Galicia Movemento pola Base

Unions

Armed organizations

Student and youth groups

Current	Galiza Nova (Union of the Galician Youth) Isca! Xeira BRIGA Galician Student League Comités AGIR MNG Terra

Former	ERGA AMI Federación de Mocedades Galeguistas FER Independentist Students Adiante-Galician Revolutionary Youth MEU AEGA CAE CAF Nationalist Left – Youth Galician Socialist Youth Mocidades Galeguistas

Social movements and other organizations