Manu Pineda Explained

Party:	Communist Party of Spain United Left
Constituency Mp:	Spain
Term Start:	2 July 2019
Parliament:	European
Birth Date:	2 September 1965
Birth Place:	Málaga, Spain
Birth Name:	Manuel Pineda Marín
Otherparty:	Workers' Commissions

Manuel "Manu" Pineda Marín (pronounced as /es/; born 2 September 1965) is a Spanish communist politician from the United Left coalition who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.^[1] He is the long-time head of international relations for the Spanish Communist Party (PCE)^[2]

On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España. 26 May 2019. La Vanguardia. es. 4 March 2020.
2. Web site: DELGADO . GEMA . 12 May 2019 . Manu Pineda: "Allí donde esté, representaré a mis organizaciones: el PCE e Izquierda Unida" . 2021-06-18 . mundoobrero.es . es-es.
3. Web site: European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop.
4. Web site: Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez.