Popular Unity (Spain)

Popular Unity Unidad Popular
Abbreviation	UP or UPeC
Candidate	Alberto Garzón
Founded	2015
Ideology	Socialism Republicanism Feminism Anti-capitalism[1][2]
Political position	Left-wing
Congress of Deputies	2 / 350
Website
unidadpopular.es
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Popular Unity (Spanish: Unidad Popular), also known as Popular Unity in Common (Spanish: Unidad Popular en Común) and briefly as Now in Common-Popular Unity (Spanish: Ahora en Común-Unidad Popular), is 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 (Spanish: Ahora en Común). 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

Election results

Cortes Generales

Election	Votes	%	#	Congress	Senate	Gov't	Leader	Notes
2015	926,783	3.68	5th	2 / 350	0 / 208		Alberto Garzón	Including IU, CHA, Batzarre, CLI-AS, IzCa, IAS, ETSSPC and Segoviemos.

References

1. 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.
2. Las diez propuestas de Alberto Garzón como candidato por Ahora en Común. infolibre.es Sabela Rodríguez Álvarez, 14/10/2015
3. "Alberto Garzón's candidacy already has a name: Popular Unity" (in Spanish). El Diario. 2015-10-22.
4. "Garzón will almost unanimously be Popular Unity's candidate" (in Spanish). Público. 2015-10-28.
5. "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 number 257 of 27 October 2015 (in Spanish): 100784–100786. ISSN 0212-033X.
6. "Aragonese Union supports the "confluence" against those who are "eager to entangle"" (in Spanish). infoLibre. 2015-10-20.
7. Militantes de IU encabezarán el 72% de las candidaturas de Unidad Popular-Ahora en Común.01/11/2015 12:34:39CET. Europa Press.