Podemos Region of Murcia
Podemos Region of Murcia | |
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| General Secretary | Óscar Urralburu Arza |
| Founded | 17 January 2014 |
| Headquarters | C/ Cartagena, 84 Bajo 30002 Murcia |
| Ideology | Left-wing populism[1] |
| Political position | Left-wing[2] |
| Colours | Purple |
| Regional Assembly of Murcia | 6 / 45 |
| Congreso de los Diputados (Murcian seats) | 1 / 10 |
| Website | |
| rmurcia | |
Podemos Region of Murcia is a branch of Podemos in the Region of Murcia, Spain.[3]
After primaries process ended on 14 February 2015, the first Citizen Regional Council was elected. Óscar Urralburu Arza was elected the secretary general.[4][5]
In the 2015 Murcian parliamentary election, Murcia Podemos won six seats,[6] forming a parliamentary group in Regional Assembly of Murcia.
For the first time, no party has an absolute majority [7] and the People's Party (Spain) now depend on Citizens (Spanish political party) to form a government[8] despite a prior agreement with Podemos and other parties in which C's agreed not to support the PP.[9]
Electoral performance
Regional Assembly of Murcia
| Date | Votes | Seats | Status | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ±pp | # | ± | |||
| 2015 | 84,577 | 13.2% | +13.2 | 6 / 45 |
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Opposition | 3rd |
Cortes Generales
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- * Within Unidos Podemos.
European Parliament
| Date | Votes | Size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ±pp | ||
| 2014 | 32,428 | 7.6% | +7.6 | 5th |
References
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- ^ Carlos de la Torre (11 December 2014). The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives. University Press of Kentucky. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-8131-4687-4.
- ^ "Spain's ruling PP wins EU vote, political fragmentation rises". Reuters. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Ministerio del Interior. "Ficha de partido político: Podemos". Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Óscar Urralburu liderará Podemos en Murcia". La Verdad. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Urralburu, el líder de Podemos en la Región". La Opinión de Murcia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Proclamación oficial de candidatos electos a las Elecciones a la Asamblea Regional 2015". BORM. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Elecciones a la Asamblea Regional de Murcia". Regional Assembly of Murcia. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
- ^ Fernando Betancor. "Spanish election: analysis of an earthquake". openDemocracy. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
- ^ "Five parties in the Murcia region have sealed a pre-election pact against the PP". Typically Spanish. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
- ^ Reporting by Sarah White, editing by Mike Peacock (2014-05-25). "Spain's ruling PP wins EU vote, political fragmentation rises". Reuters. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Eclectic mix makes up new European Parliament". Yahoo News. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- ^ "Europe elections: Spain's Podemos party challenges system - BBC News". Bbc.com. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ Brett LoGiurato (2014-05-26). "Spain's Podemos Party Wins Big In Elections". Business Insider. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Spanish Upstart Party Said It Could and Did - Now the Hard Part Begins". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "European Elections 2014: Six Nations That Lurched Left, Not Right". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ Giacomo, Dr (2014-05-29). "Centre for European Politics - CEP Blog - Why Grillo may not need Farage to form a parliamentary group in Europe". Cep.rhul.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Major victories for anti-EU and left wing blocs | City A.M". City A.M. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "European election 2014: Running results snapshot". The Sofia Globe. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Spain's major parties lose out in Euro elections - The Local". Thelocal.es. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
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