Cerna (''Heartwood'' in English) is a Galician political party. Cerna was founded in 2014 and has an ideology based in

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and

alter-globalization Alter-globalization (also known as alternative globalization or alter-mundialization—from the French alter- mondialisation—and overlapping with the global justice movement) is a social movement whose proponents support global cooperation and ...

. Cerna was created to organize the critical sector of Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood that focuses on highlighting the

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and

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-based character of the party.

History

At the 2014 National Assembly of

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, CERNA was allocated only 3 seats in the party's National Council. The 3 elected representatives resigned, and CERNA conducted an internal referendum to decide if they should leave Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood and form a separate party. Finally, the organization decided to leave

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, with 75% of its members supporting the split. The turnout comprised 73% of the organization's activists (201 of 276).Resultados do referendo de Cerna.
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References

External links

Cerna official website
2014 establishments in Galicia (Spain) Alter-globalization Galician nationalism Political parties established in 2014 Socialist parties in Galicia (Spain) Secessionist organizations in Europe {{Galicia-stub