United Left (Galicia)

United Left
Esquerda Unida
General Coordinator Yolanda Díaz
Founded 1986
Merger of Communist Party of Galicia
Esquerda Aberta
Communist Youth of Galicia
Independents
Communist Party of the Galician People (1986-1989)
Socialist Action Party (1986-2001)
Republican Left of Galicia (1986-2002)
Membership (2015) Increase 1,350[1][2]
Ideology Socialism
Galicianism
Republicanism
Feminism
Political position Left
National affiliation Izquierda Unida
Electoral Coalition En Marea
Son
Colors Red, Yellow, Purple
Galician Parliament
2 / 75
Congreso de los Diputados (Galician seats)
1 / 23

Inside En Marea[3]

Spanish Senate (Galician seats)
1 / 19

Inside En Marea[4]

Mayors in Galicia
3 / 314

[5]

Website
www.esquerdaunida.org

Esquerda Unida, EU (English: United Left) is the Galician federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Yolanda Díaz, member of the Galician Parliament, is the current General Coordinator.

For the 2012 Galician elections, EU was one of the leading members of the coalition Galician Left Alternative that became the third-biggest party in the Galician Parliament, winning 9 seats, 5 of which were members of EU.

The PCG (Galician federation of PCE) is the major member of the coalition.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Domingos Sampedro: Más de 121.000 gallegos militan en los partidos políticos tradicionales. La Voz de Galicia, 22/02/2015.
  2. ↑ Domingos Sampedro: Las afiliaciones crecen en partidos en el poder o con opciones de gobernar. La Voz de Galicia, 23/06/2014.
  3. ↑ Los partidos de En Marea consuman el reparto de listas.
  4. ↑ Miguel Anxo Fernán Vello encabezará a lista de En Marea ao Congreso por Lugo.
  5. ↑ In the lists of Ferrol en Común in Ferrol and of Cangas Left Alternative in Cangas.
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