Socialist October Explained

Socialist October
Native Name:Octubre Socialista
Colorcode:red
Leader:Alfonso Fernández Malo
Ideology:Democratic socialism
Marxism
State:Spain

Octubre Socialista (Spanish; Castilian: Octubre Socialista) was a left-wing political party active in the province of Jaén, Spain.

History

It was formed in 1986 by Alberto Fernández Malo, who broke away from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[1] Fernández had previous been a member of the Socialist Left, a leftist tendency inside PSOE.[2] The party took part in founding the United Left (IU) in 1986.

In the 1993 parliamentary election Octubre Socialista got 540 votes (0.14% of the votes in the province).[3] In the municipality of Torreperogil it obtained 211 votes (4.07%). In the city of Jaén, it obtained 125 votes (0.2%).

Elections

1991 municipal election

MunicipalityVotes%Seats
Jaén2370.5%0
Torreperogil48110.71%1

1995 municipal election

MunicipalityVotes%Seats
Jaén2160.37%0
Torreperogil92918.89%2

Notes and References

  1. http://www.expofoto.com/retratosautonomiaandaluza/fernandezmalo_alberto.htm Retratos De La Autonomía Andaluza
  2. http://www.diariojaen.es/naufrago/04articulo.htm Diario Jaén : Noticias de Jaén y España
  3. http://www.elecciones.mir.es/MIR/jsp/resultados/comunes/detalleResultado.jsp?tipoAmbito=1&tipoEleccion=0&cdEleccion=2&anio=1993&mes=6&numVuelta=1&nombreEleccion=Congreso+de+los+Diputados&horaCierre=20:00&horaAvance1=14:00&horaAvance2=18:00&cdCCAA=99&cdProvincia=0&descripcion=total Detalle de Elecciones