United Left (Galicia) Explained

United Left
Native Name:Esquerda Unida
Leader1 Title:General Coordinator
Leader1 Name:Eva Solla
Founded:1986
Merger: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 Year:2015
Membership: 1,350[1] [2]
Position:Left-wing
National:United Left
Regional:Son
En Marea (2015–2019)
Galicia en Común (2019–2023)
Sumar Galicia (since 2023)
Colors:Red, Yellow, Purple
Seats3 Title:Galician Parliament
Seats1:(Galician seats)
Seats2:(Galician seats)
Seats6 Title:Mayors in Galicia
Country:Spain
State:Galicia

Esquerda Unida, EU is the Galician federation of the Spanish left-wing political and social movement United Left. Eva Solla is the current General Coordinator. The PCG (Galician federation of PCE) is the major member of the coalition.

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

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Domingos Sampedro: Más de 121.000 gallegos militan en los partidos políticos tradicionales. La Voz de Galicia, 22/02/2015.
  2. Domingos Sampedro: Las afiliaciones crecen en partidos en el poder o con opciones de gobernar. La Voz de Galicia, 23/06/2014.