For a Fairer World ( es, Por un Mundo más Justo, M+J or PUM+J) is a Spanish political party, created in 2004, whose main objectives are, according to its statutes, the eradication of poverty and the fight against inequality in the world. It promotes the fulfillment of the

Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".United Nations (2017) R ...

, an increase in the quantity and quality of

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(ODA), the closure of the Immigration Detention Centers (CIEs) and fair rules on fiscal and commercial matters nationally and internationally. It is registered in the Registry of Political Parties of the Ministry of the Interior of Spain since January 8, 2004.

History

The party was founded in 2004. Since then, For a Fairer World has participated in general, regional, communal and European elections. In 2017, For a Fairer World started the campaign ''SickOfWaiting'' to expose the infringement of the commitments concerning the relocation of refugees by most of the European governments. The campaign was supported by almost 20.000 people from over a hundred countries. Since 2019, the party uploads its accounting up-to-the-minute, including bills and supporting documents.

Ideology

The main target of For a Fairer World is, according to the official media of the party, the first article of the

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: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." The ideology of the party is based in three pillars: the eradication of extreme poverty and

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, the non-discrimination towards people from different nationalities and the pursuit of global agreements between the governments of foreign countries.

Electoral results

For a Fairer World has participated in four Spanish General Elections:

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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and

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

. In the latter, the party's candidate to Prime Minister was the Andalusian of Senegalese origin Augustine Ndour, the first African person ever to be candidate to be Spanish Prime Minister. In this election, For a Fairer World obtained 21.711 votes. Since no government could be formed following the 2019 election, the party took part in the second general election of 2019. For a Fairer World has also been present in several European, regional and communal elections.

References

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