Popular Unity (Spain)
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Popular Unity Unidad Popular | |
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| Abbreviation | IU–UPeC |
| Candidate | Alberto Garzón |
| Founded | 22 October 2015 |
| Dissolved | 9 May 2016 |
| Merger of | IU CHA Batzarre CLIAS IzCa IAS ETSSPC Segoviemos |
| Succeeded by | Unidos Podemos |
| Ideology | Socialism Republicanism Feminism Anti-capitalism[1][2] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
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Popular Unity (Template:Lang-es), also known as Popular Unity in Common (Template:Lang-es) and briefly as Now in Common–Popular Unity (Template:Lang-es), was a political and electoral alliance in Spain. The alliance was organized in 2015 to contest the 2015 general election and integrates the United Left. It was founded as Now in Common (Template:Lang-es). Alberto Garzón was its lead candidate.[3][4] In the 2015 election, it won two seats in the 350 seat Congress of Deputies.[5]
Parties
- United Left (IU)
- Aragonese Union (CHA)[6]
- Assembly (Batzarre)
- Building the Left-Socialist Alternative (CLIAS)[7]
- Castilian Left (IzCa)
- Asturian Left (IAS)
- Between All Yes We Can Córdoba (Entre Tod@s Sí Se Puede Córdoba)
- Segoviemos
Electoral performance
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Seats | Outcome | Notes | |
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| 2015 | Alberto Garzón | 926,783 | 3.68 | #3 | 2 / 350
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0 / 208
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New election | Includes IU |
References
- ^ El líder de Izquierda Unida concede a Vozpópuli una entrevista en la que habla de asuntos que van desde el marxismo hasta cómo se ha vivido, filas adentro, el durísimo año que ha enfrentado su partido ante la irrupción de Pablo Iglesias y los suyos; la partida de Tania Sánchez; los casos internos de corrupción y el descalabro electoral.
- ^ Las diez propuestas de Alberto Garzón como candidato por Ahora en Común. infolibre.es Sabela Rodríguez Álvarez, 14/10/2015
- ^ "Alberto Garzón's candidacy already has a name: Popular Unity" (in Spanish). El Diario. 2015-10-22.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Garzón will almost unanimously be Popular Unity's candidate" (in Spanish). Público. 2015-10-28.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Royal Decree 977/2015, of 26 October, of dissolution of the Congress of Deputies and Senate and of the calling of elections" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (257): 100784–100786. 27 October 2015. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Aragonese Union supports the "confluence" against those who are "eager to entangle"" (in Spanish). infoLibre. 2015-10-20.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Militantes de IU encabezarán el 72% de las candidaturas de Unidad Popular-Ahora en Común.01/11/2015 12:34:39CET. Europa Press.
