United Left (Galicia)
Esquerda Unida, EU (English: United Left) is the Galician federation of the Spanish left-wing political and social movement United Left. Yolanda Díaz, Minister of Labour and Social Economy, is the current General Coordinator. The PCG (Galician federation of PCE) is the major member of the coalition.
United Left Esquerda Unida | |
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| 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) |  1,350[1][2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Izquierda Unida |
| Electoral Coalition | Unidas Podemos Son En Marea (until 2019) |
| Colors | Red, Yellow, Purple |
| Congreso de los Diputados | 1 / 23 (Galician seats) |
| Spanish Senate | 0 / 19 (Galician seats) |
| Galician Parliament | 0 / 75 |
| Mayors in Galicia[lower-alpha 1] | 2 / 313 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
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.
Current member parties
References
- As Esquerda Unida-Son in Mugardos and as a part of Cangas Left Alternative in Cangas.
References
- Domingos Sampedro: Más de 121.000 gallegos militan en los partidos políticos tradicionales. La Voz de Galicia, 22/02/2015.
- Domingos Sampedro: Las afiliaciones crecen en partidos en el poder o con opciones de gobernar. La Voz de Galicia, 23/06/2014.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Galicia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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