The Peoples Decide

The Peoples Decide (Spanish: Los Pueblos Deciden, Galician: Os Pobos Deciden, Basque: Herriek Erabaki, Aragonese: Os Pueblos Deciden, Asturian: Los Pueblos Deciden; LPD) is a Spanish electoral list in the European Parliament election in 2014 made up from left-wing independentist parties.

The components of the list were:

• In the Basque Country and Navarre: EH Bildu and Gorripidea^[1][2]
• In the Canary Islands: Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) and Unidad del Pueblo (UP).^[3]
• In Galicia: Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)^[4]
• In Asturies: Andecha Astur^[5]
• In Aragón: Puyalón de Cuchas^[6]

The head of the list was Josu Juaristi (EH Bildu) followed by Ana Miranda (BNG). The writer Suso de Toro was also present in the list, within the quota of the BNG. If LPD won a single seat, EH Bildu and the BNG agreed to divide the legislature based on the votes of the list in the Basque Country and Galicia.

Results

The Peoples Decide obtained 326,464 votes (2.08%), which allowed the coalition to obtain a MEP. The best results were obtained in the Basque Country and Navarre (autonomies where was the second most voted) and Galiza (where LPD was the fifth most voted list). The candidate of EH Bildu Josu Juaristi will be present in the European parliament the first three and a half years and the candidate BNG, Ana Miranda the remaining year and a half.^[7]

Autonomy	Votes	%	Position
Andalusia	2,184	0.08 %	< 10º
Aragon	1,241	0.27 %	< 10º
Asturias	1,392	0.37 %	< 10º
Canary Islands	3,424	0.60 %	< 10º
Cantabria	471	0.22 %	< 10º
Castilla-La Mancha	529	0.07 %	< 10º
Castilla y León	1,358	0.14 %	< 10º
Catalonia	7,248	0.29 %	< 10º
Ceuta	20	0.13 %	< 10º
Valencian Community	2,081	0.12 %	< 10º
Extremadura	229	0.06 %	< 10º
Galicia	80,394	7.88 %	5º
Balearic Islands	924	0.34 %	< 10º
La Rioja (Spain)	212	0.18 %	< 10º
Madrid	2,570	0.12 %	< 10º
Melilla	9	0.06 %	< 10º
Region of Murcia	355	0.08 %	< 10º
Navarre	44,129	20.21 %	2º
Basque Country	177,694	23.36 %	2º
Spain	326,464	2.08 %	9º

References

1. ↑ BNG y EH Bildu concurrirán juntos a las elecciones europeas.
2. ↑ For a ecosocialist Europe of the peoples!
3. ↑ ANC y UP participaran en la candidatura Los Pueblos Deciden en las elecciones al parlamento europeo.
4. ↑ http://www.naiz.info/eu/actualidad/noticia/20140313/bng-y-eh-bildu-concurriran-juntos-a-las-elecciones-europeas#
5. ↑ La militancia d’Andecha Astur decide participar nes Europees na coalición liderada por EH Bildu.
6. ↑ Puyalón de Cuchas, EH Bildu y BNG confirman su participación en las europeas en la coalición Os Pueblos Deciden.
7. ↑ Ana Miranda (BNG) ocupará un año y medio el escaño conseguido por la coalición Los Pueblos Deciden.