Plural Left (Spain, 2014)
| Plural Left Izquierda Plural | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | IP |
| Leader | Willy Meyer |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Merger of |
United Left Confederation of the Greens Socialist Alternative ICV EUiA Els Verds-Opció Verda Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood Espazo Ecosocialista Galego Gira Madrid-Los Verdes Batzarre Iratzarri |
| Ideology |
Socialism Anti-capitalism Feminism Ecologism |
| European affiliation |
European United Left–Nordic Green Left The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| European Parliament (Spanish seats) |
6 / 54 |
|
Politics of Spain Political parties Elections | |
Plural Left (Spanish: La Izquierda Plural, IP) is a Spanish electoral coalition[1] in the European Parliament election in 2014 made up from both national and regional left wing parties.
Its main components are:
- United Left (Izquierda Unida), communist/socialist coalition.
- Confederation of the Greens (Confederación de Los Verdes), green party.
- Building the Left-Socialist Alternative (Construyendo la Izquierda-Alternativa Socialista), socialist party.
- Initiative for Catalonia Greens (Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds), Catalan eco-socialist party.
- United and Alternative Left (Esquerra Unida i Alternativa), Catalan communist party.
- The Greens-Green Option (Els Verds-Opció Verda), Catalan green party.
- Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood (Anova-Irmandade Nacionalista), galician nationalist party.[2]
- Galician Ecosocialist Space (Espazo Ecosocialista Galego), galician eco-socialist party.
- Batzarre (English: Assembly), communist/socialist party from Navarre.
Its list obtained 10.03% and 1.575.308 votes, achieving 6 seats distributed as follows:[3][4][5]
- 4 seats to United Left, joined European United Left–Nordic Green Left.
- Willy Meyer, resigned as of 25 June 2014[6]
- Paloma López Bermejo
- Marina Albiol Guzmán
- Ángela Rosa Vallina de la Noval
- Javier Couso Permuy, takes Meyer's seat.
- 1 seat to Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood, joined European United Left–Nordic Green Left.
- Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez
- 1 seat to Initiative for Catalonia Greens, joined The Greens–European Free Alliance[7]
Election results
European Parliament
| European Parliament | ||||
| Election | Votes | % | Seats won | Candidate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,575,308 | 10.0 | 6 / 54 |
Willy Meyer |
References
- ↑ "Diez coaliciones se han registrado ante la Junta Electoral Central" (in Spanish). Europapress.es. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ↑ "Resultados do referendo de Anova para as alianzas das europeas" (in Galician). Anova-galiza.org. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ↑ "European Parliament election result – Spain | Europe Decides". Europedecides.eu. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ↑ "Results of the 2014 European elections – Results by country – Spain – European Parliament". Results-elections2014.eu. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ↑ "50/50 GUE/NGL MEP gender balance to boost fight for equality – GUE/NGL – Another Europe is possible". Guengl.eu. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ↑ "El eurodiputado Willy Meyer dimite por tener un fondo de pensiones en una sicav – Política – El País" (in Spanish). Elpais.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ↑ Catalan Monitor (28 May 2014). "Meet the new Catalan MEPs | Catalan News Monitor". Catalanmonitor.com. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
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