Country: | Spain |
Asturian Left | |
Native Name: | Izquierda Asturiana |
Spokesperson: | Faustino Zapico Álvarez |
Ideology: | Asturian nationalism Socialism Ecologism |
Affiliation1 Title: | Union affiliation |
Affiliation1: | Corriente Sindical d'Izquierda |
National: | Unidos Podemos (2016) Sumar (2023–present) |
Position: | Left-wing |
Youth Wing: | Mocedá d'Izquierda Asturiana |
Headquarters: | Oviedo |
Website: | www.ias.as |
Izquierda Asturiana (IAS; en|Asturian Left) is an Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Asturias, Spain.
Izquierda Asturiana was founded in 1992[1] by former members of the Unidá Nacionalista Asturiana. In the European Parliamentary elections of 2004, they made contact with Andecha Astur but could not agree on a platform, so they ran separate candidates.
In the 2015 Spanish general election they were a part of the Popular Unity coalition.[2] They were part of a coalition pact with United Left of Asturias in the 2019 Asturian regional election.[3]
Among the party's objectives is the defense of the Asturian language, as well as the promotion of Asturian leftist politics without the influence of an outside party.