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Partido Galeguista Demócrata
The Partido Galeguista Demócrata (PGD, ''Galicianist/Galician Nationalist Democratic Party'') is a Galician centrist political party that claims to be the ideological heir of the Partido Galeguista. Until 2011 its name was ''Partido Galeguista''. Ideology The PGD defines itself as " democratic nationalist, progressive and pro-European". The PGD is rejected by historical ''galeguistas'' as Avelino Pousada Antelo, President of the Castelao Foundation, who believes that the current PGD has nothing to do with who with the party that Castelao led. History The party was created in 2004 by the reactivation of the previous Partido Galeguista, the majority of which had been integrated into the Galician Coalition in 1984. The same year the party merged with Democracia Progresista Galega-Progresistas Vigueses. Its leader was the former mayor of Vigo Manoel Soto and its president Xavier González. Between September 2005 and June 2006 Identidade Galega (IDEGA), a splinter party of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galician Nationalism
Galician nationalism is a form of nationalism found mostly in Galicia, which asserts that Galicians are a nation and that promotes the cultural unity of Galicians. The political movement referred to as modern Galician nationalism was born at the beginning of the twentieth century from the idea of Galicianism. Ideology Historians, geographers and ethnologists recognize the existence of a Galician ethnic group, forming a singular unit in a specific territory. However, this is a wide conceptualization that in political terms allows many possible variants. Inside Galician nationalism two main ideological currents can be found: * Autonomist: claims for an extended autonomy of Galicia, further devolution and (in occasions) the transformation of Spain into a federal state where Galicia would eventually achieve self-determination. * Pro-independence: campaigns for immediate and total independence from Spain and northern territories from Portugal (''Gallaecia''). Both autonomists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoel Soto
Manoel Soto Ferreiro (6 April 1944 – 27 November 2019) was a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. He was the first democratically elected mayor of Vigo in Galicia from 1979 to 1991. Biography Born in Ourense, Soto was a founder of the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG). In the first democratic local elections in April 1979, his party came second to the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) but governed through a coalition with three other left-wing parties, making him mayor. In the 1980s, Soto reformed the industrial city with new sculptures and projects, such as renovation of the Balaídos stadium for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He sympathised with the '' Movida viguesa'' youth music and arts movement during the decade. He and his administration locked themselves in the city hall during the neo-Francoist 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt. Soto served three terms as mayor, all in coalition. He often clashed with Manuel Fraga, the right-wing President of the Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Galicia (Spain)
This article lists political parties in Galicia, Spain. Parties represented in the Galician Parliament Parties without representation Smaller parties * Galicianist Tide (En Marea– CxG– PG) * Zero Cuts–Common Space–The Greens–Municipalists (RC–EsCo–OV–M) * Equo Galicia (Equo) * Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) * For a Fairer World (PUM+J) * Blank Seats (EB) *Libertarian Party (P–LIB) * XXI Convergence (C21) List of political parties in Galicia # Alternativa Española (AES) # Falange Española de las J.O.N.S. (FE de las JONS) # Falange Auténtica (FA) # Democracia Nacional (DN) # Partido Obrero Socialista Internacionalista (POSI) # Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal (PACMA) # Os Verdes-Grupo Verde # Partido dos Socialistas de Galicia-Spanish Socialist Workers' Party # Bloque Nacionalista Galego (BNG) # Solidaridad y Autogestión Internacionalista (SAIn) # Esquerda Unida (EU) # Asamblea De Votación Electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Local Elections, 2015
The 2015 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect all 67,515 councillors in the 8,122 municipalities of Spain and all 1,040 seats in 38 provincial deputations. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities, as well as elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country, the four island councils in the Balearic Islands and the seven island cabildos in the Canary Islands. Electoral system Background After Podemos' success in the 2014 European Parliament election, the party decided not to directly contest the local elections scheduled for May 2015 to focus on the regional and general elections to be held throughout that year. Instead, they opted for the ''Guanyem Barcelona'' formula, popular unity municipal candidacies comprising different parties and social movements. The model was reproduced in many cities under the name ''Ganemos'' (Let's Win). United Left (IU), the traditional left-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Municipal Elections, 2011
The 2011 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect all 68,230 councillors in the 8,116 municipalities of Spain and all 1,040 seats in 38 Provincial deputation (Spain), provincial deputations. The elections were held simultaneously with 2011 Spanish regional elections, regional elections in thirteen Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities, as well as local elections in the three Communities of chartered regime, foral deputations of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and the eleven island councils in the Balearic Islands, Balearic and Canary Islands. The days before the elections were marked by the 2011 Spanish protests which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People's Party (Spain), People's Party (PP) and other centre-right parties, which won control of all of Spain's largest cities. In Barcelona, held by PSOE-sister party, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Spain
The municipality ( es, municipio, , ca, municipi, gl, concello, eu, udalerria, ast, conceyu)In other languages of Spain: * Catalan/Valencian (), sing. ''municipi''. * Galician () or (), sing. ''municipio''/''bisbarra''. *Basque (), sing. ''udalerria''. * Asturian (), sing. ''conceyu''. is the basic local administrative division in Spain together with the province. Organisation Each municipality forms part of a province which in turn forms part or the whole of an autonomous community (17 in total plus Ceuta and Melilla): some autonomous communities also group municipalities into entities known as ''comarcas'' (districts) or ''mancomunidades'' (commonwealths). There are a total of 8,131 municipalities in Spain, including the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. In the Principality of Asturias, municipalities are officially named ''concejos'' (councils). The average population of a municipality is about 5,300, but this figure masks a huge range: the most populo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acción Galega
Acción Galega (''Galician Action'' in English language) is a Galician political organization led by former the former member of the PP Rafael Cuíña, former Galician autonomic Minister Teresa Táboas and the former senator of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Xosé Manuel Perez Bouza. The party was founded in 2012 through the union of several parties of centrist and moderate Galician nationalist ideology: the Partido Galeguista Demócrata, the Galician Nationalist Party-Galicianist Party, Terra Galega and Galician Coalition. Since its creation it is one of the founding organizations of Compromiso por Galicia (CxG). Terra Galega Terra Galega (TeGa, in English: ''Galician Land'') is a coalition of centrist and Galician nationalist political parties; it was established on November 4, 2005; but the name has been registered since May 2005. History It was formed by Centro De ... abandoned the organization in November 2012. References Political parties in Galicia (Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compromiso Por Galicia
Commitment to Galicia (Spanish: ''Compromiso por Galicia'', CxG) is a Galician political party with a Galician nationalist, progressive ideology. Ideology CxG proposed to reform the Galician electoral law to create a single Galician constituency, in both the autonomic and general elections, the implementation of open lists as well as a better of public transparency and promoting citizenship participation by the ILPs, the removal of the provinces and the limitation of mandates of the elected officials. CxG considers Galicia as a "nation in terms society and culture". Unlike other Galician nationalist organizations, CxG does not want independence or total sovereignty for Galicia, but a multinational and republican Spain. The party also accepts capitalism, but defends a strog welfare state and social democratic public policies. The party is also pro-European. History The party was formed in December 2012, in its first National Congress. The previous organizations were partially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Local Elections, 2011
The 2011 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect all 68,230 councillors in the 8,116 municipalities of Spain and all 1,040 seats in 38 provincial deputations. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities, as well as local elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country and the eleven island councils in the Balearic and Canary Islands. The days before the elections were marked by the 2011 Spanish protests which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People's Party (PP) and other centre-right parties, which won control of all of Spain's largest cities. In Barcelona, held by PSOE-sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), since the first local elections in 1979, was won for the first time by the nationalist Convergence and Union (CiU), which also won in Girona. The PSOE only won only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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