Izquierda Asturiana (IAS; en, Asturian Left) is an Asturian nationalist

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Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ...

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History

Izquierda Asturiana was founded in 1992 by former members of the

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. In the European Parliamentary

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of 2004, they made contact with

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but could not agree on a platform, so they ran separate candidates.

Ideology

Among the party's objectives is the defense of the

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, as well as the promotion of Asturian leftist politics without the influence of an outside party.

External links

Official site of Izquierda AsturianaOfficial site of Mocedá d´Izquierda Asturiana
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