Valencian Left ( ca-valencia, Esquerra Valenciana) is a nationalist Valencian

leftist Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

party founded in the

Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...

, founded in April, 1998 a group of ex-members of

Unitat del Poble Valencià The Valencian People's Union (in Valencian: ''Unitat del Poble Valencià'', UPV) was a political alliance created in 1982 when the Left Grouping of the Valencian Country (AEPV) and the Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) merged to con ...

(Valencian People's Union) formed left this party and went to form a new political group using the vacant name of the historical ''

Esquerra Valenciana Valencian Left ( ca-valencia, Esquerra Valenciana) is a nationalist Valencian leftist party founded in the Valencian Community, founded in April, 1998 a group of ex-members of Unitat del Poble Valencià (Valencian People's Union) formed left thi ...

''. EV's current president is Robert Mora.

History

The dissidentgroup of members of

who disagreed with UPV refounding itself as the

Bloc Nacionalista Valencià The Valencian Nationalist Bloc ( ca-valencia, Bloc Nacionalista Valencià, Bloc or ''BNV''; ) was a Valencian nationalist party in the Valencian Country, Spain. It was the largest party in the Coalició Compromís until 2021, when it was replaced ...

(Valencian Nationalist Group) (BNV) and went to form their own political party under the EV acronym. The party defined itself as a party "of the National, Republican Left of the

; that fights for political sovereignty and defends the free confederation of this territory with

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and the

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". In 2001 unsuccessful attempts were made towards a merger or alliance with Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV). The agreement granted to the members of Valencian Esquerra (EV) a chair in the executive committee of ERPV for each 12 members who joined her. Later the new alliance would have stood under the designation EV-ERPV. EV took part in the 2003 Valencian Community elections as part of l'Entesa electoral coalition, together with Esquerra Unida and the

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of the Land of Valencia. Although l'Entesa obtained 6 deputies not one of them was a member of EV. In the European elections of 2004 they were part of the

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(Europe of the People) list together with ERC, Aralar and

Chunta Aragonesista The Chunta Aragonesista (CHA; en, Aragonese Union)Rendering the party's name has created some confusions due to the similarity with the Spanish word ''junta''. The right translation of Aragonese ''chunta'' is ''unión'' in Spanish and '' union'' ...

(other regional parties of the Spanish state).

References

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Esquerra Valenciana
Political parties in the Valencian Community Secessionist organizations in Europe Catalan nationalist parties Political parties established in 1998 1998 establishments in Spain Left-wing nationalist parties