The Galician Alternative of the Left ( gl, Alternativa Galega de Esquerda, AGE) was an

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of left-wing independentist and

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political parties in Galicia,

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History

It was formed in early 2012, following a schism within the

Galician Nationalist Bloc The Galician Nationalist Bloc ( gl, Bloque Nacionalista Galego, BNG ) is a political alliance of left-wing Galician nationalist parties. It is self-defined as a "patriotic front". Formed in 1982, under the guidance of historical leader Xosé Man ...

, to contest the 2012 Galician parliamentary election, in which it won nine seats, becoming the third party by size in the

Galician Parliament The Parliament of Galicia () is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is formed by 75 deputies (). Deputies are elected every four years in ordinary period, or extraordinarily upon dissolution and call of ...

, displacing the Galician Nationalist Bloc, and coming second in most of the major cities of Galicia.''Elecciones gallegas 2012: Beiras irrumpe en el Parlamento siete años después de abandonarlo''
ABC. The constituent parties of the coalition are:

Renewal–Nationalist Brotherhood Renewal–Nationalist Brotherhood ( gl, ANOVA–Irmandade Nacionalista, Anova) is a political party in Galicia. Formed in 2012, under the guidance of historical leader Xosé Manuel Beiras, Anova was formed by Encontro Irmandiño (2012 split of the ...

, the Galician affiliates of United Left and

Equo Greens Equo (and formerly Q or eQuo) is a Spanish political party founded on 4 June 2011, when 35 Spanish green parties agreed to merge into Equo. It began as a foundation on 24 September 2010 with the goal of becoming "the seed and source of deb ...

, and Espazo Ecosocialista Galego. In the 2014 European Parliament elections the coalition obtained 10.52% of the votes in Galicia (106,189 votes). The coalition won 11.65% in

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, 11.44% in Pontevedra province, 8.18% in

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and 6.83% in

Ourense province Ourense (in Spanish, ''Orense'') is a Spanish province, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, Lugo to the north, León and Zamora, (which both belong to C ...

Composition

Electoral performance

Parliament of Galicia

European Parliament

References

External links

Official websiteAGE in Europe website
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