United Left (Galicia)

United Left Esquerda Unida
General Coordinator	Yolanda Díaz
Founded	1986
Merger of	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  (2014)	1,200[1]
Ideology	Socialism Galicianism Republicanism Feminism
Political position	Left
National affiliation	Izquierda Unida En Marea
Electoral Coalition	Galician Left Alternative
Colors	Red, Yellow, Purple
Galician Parliament	5 / 75
Congreso de los Diputados	1 / 350 Inside En Marea[2]
Spanish Senate	1 / 266 Inside En Marea[3]
Mayors in Galicia	2 / 314 [4]
Website
http://www.esquerdaunida.org/
Politics of Galicia Political parties

Esquerda Unida-Izquierda Unida, EU-IU (English: United Left) is the Galician federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Yolanda Díaz, member of the Galician Parliament, is the current General Coordinator.

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.

The PCG (Galician federation of PCE) is the major member of the coalition.

See also

• United Left (Spain)
• Galician Left Alternative
• Communist Party of Galicia

References

1. Podemos ya cuenta con 19.773 afiliados en Madrid, por encima de los 15.000 del PSM y los 5.000 de IU, Qué!, 7 de septiembre de 2014.
2. Los partidos de En Marea consuman el reparto de listas.
3. Miguel Anxo Fernán Vello encabezará a lista de En Marea ao Congreso por Lugo.
4. In the lists of Ferrol en Común in Ferrol and of Cangas Left Alternative in Cangas.

External links

Official

• Esquerda Unida