Feminist Party of Spain explained

Feminist Party of Spain
Native Name:Partido Feminista de España
Secretary General:Lidia Falcón
Founded:
(Officially registered)
Ideology:Marxism[1]
Socialist feminism
Republicanism
Gender-critical feminism[2] [3]
Radical feminism
Anti-capitalism
Position:Far-left
National:United Left (2015–2020)
State:Spain

Feminist Party of Spain (in Spanish: Partido Feminista de España, PFE) is a feminist political party which operates in Spain. It was founded in 1979[4] by the feminist, anti-fascist, and communist activist Lidia Falcón.

History

In 1983, the 1st congress of the party was held in Barcelona, where the executive committee was elected. The members of it were: Lidia Falcón, Carmen Sarmiento, Maria Encarna Sanahuja, Mercedes Izquierdo, Montserrat Fernández Casido, Pilar Altamira, Siurana Elvira, Isabel Marin, and Maria Angeles Piquero.[5]

In the European Parliament elections of 1999, the party promoted the creation of the Confederation of Feminist Organizations, that won 28,901 votes (0.14%).

During its second congress, held from 25 to 26 July 2015, PFE decided to join United Left to participate in general elections of that year within the strategy of "popular unity".[6]

On 22 February 2020, the IU's Political and Social Assembly approved to expel the PFE from the organization on the basis of the latter's "repeated statutory breaches and the holding of positions contrary to those approved in the IU bodies".[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statutes of the Feminist Party of Spain.
  2. https://www.cuartopoder.es/espana/2019/12/23/el-partido-feminista-pide-reunirse-con-podemos-para-rechazo-a-la-ley-trans/ El Partido Feminista pide reunirse con Podemos para que rechacen la ‘ley trans’
  3. https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/iu-se-desmarca-de-las-declaraciones-del-partido-feminista-sobre-la-transexualidad_es_5debe6b8e4b05d1e8a5254aa IU se desmarca de las declaraciones del Partido Feminista sobre la transexualidad
  4. Web site: Qué es un partido feminista. Falcón. Lidia. 2019-06-05. La verdad es siempre revolucionaria. es. 2019-12-06.
  5. http://elpais.com/diario/1983/07/04/espana/426117611_850215.html Finalizó el congreso del Partido Feminista con la elección de la nueva ejecutiva.
  6. http://www.cuartopoder.es/lentesdecontacto/2015/07/26/el-ii-congreso-del-partido-feminista-decide-que-la-organizacion-se-integre-en-iu/1151 El II Congreso del Partido Feminista decide que la organización se integre en IU.
  7. Web site: La dirección de Izquierda Unida aprueba la expulsión del Partido Feminista de España. eldiario.es. 22 February 2020.