Andalusian Left (in

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: ''Izquierda Andaluza''; IA) is an Andalusian nationalist and

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. The party is currently inactive.

History

IA emerged in 1998 as a split of the United Left, from a current of opinion within the coalition called Andalusian Left Collective. IA participated in several electoral processes (like the

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elections of 2000), sometimes in coalitions (with the Greens of Andalusia in the elections to the European Parliament of 1999 in the coalition Greens - The Peoples' Left) or with the Socialist Party of Andalusia. In 2008 IA joined the .Valderas reta a los populares y al PSOE a concretar antes del 9-M la 'deuda histórica', en el Ideal de Granada, 16 de enero de 2008.
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Elections

* 2000 Andalusian parliamentary election: 10,232 votes (0.26%)

References

1998 establishments in Spain Andalusian nationalist parties Left-wing nationalist parties Political parties established in 1998 Political parties in Andalusia Socialist parties in Spain {{Spain-party-stub