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 CLI–AS IzCa IAS Segoviemos |
| Preceded by | Plural Left |
| Succeeded by | Unidos Podemos |
| Ideology | Socialism Republicanism Feminism Anti-capitalism[1][2] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Website | |
| unidadpopular | |
Popular Unity (Spanish: Unidad Popular) was a political and electoral alliance in Spain. The alliance was organized in 2015 to contest the 2015 general election. Alberto Garzón was its lead candidate.[3][4] In the 2015 election, it won two seats in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies.[5]
Composition[edit]
| Party | Scope | |
|---|---|---|
| United Left (IU) | — | |
| Popular Unity in Common (UPeC) | — | |
| Aragonese Union (CHA) | Aragon | |
| Asturian Left (IAS) | Asturias | |
| Left (I–E) | Navarre | |
| Building the Left–Socialist Alternative (CLI–AS) | — | |
| Segoviemos (Segoviemos) | Segovia | |
| Castilian Left (IzCa) | Valladolid | |
Electoral performance[edit]
Congress of Deputies[edit]
| Congress of Deputies | |||||
| Election | Seats | Vote | % | Status | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 / 350
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926,783 (#5) | 3.68 | Opposition | Alberto Garzón |
Senate[edit]
| Senate | ||
| Election | Seats | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 / 208
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Alberto Garzón |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Garzón will almost unanimously be Popular Unity's candidate". Público (in Spanish). 2015-10-28.
- ^ "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.
