Left of Galicia ( gl, Esquerda de Galicia, EdeG) was a political party in Galicia,

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, led by Anxo Guerreiro and active between 1998 and 2002.

History

In 1997 a sector of United Left of Galicia, led by the General coordinator Anxo Guerreiro (supported from

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by the

Democratic Party of the New Left Democratic Party of the New Left (in Spanish: ''Partido Democrático de la Nueva Izquierda''; PDNI) was a social democratic and ecologist political party in Spain. It was created in 1996 by a group that split from the United Left (IU) led by Crist ...

), decided to form a coalition with the

Socialists' Party of Galicia The Socialists' Party of Galicia ( gl, Partido dos Socialistas de Galicia, PSdeG–PSOE) is a centre-left political party in Galicia, Spain. It is the Galician affiliate of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). It defines itself as a Gal ...

(PSdeG-PSOE) in the 1997 Galician elections, against the decisions of the national conference. Another sector was against that decision, and run with their own lists, and with the support of the federal United Left. Left of Galicia won two seats (held by Miguel Anxo Guerreiro and Xosé Manuel Pazos). The results of the leftist coalition, however, were very disappointing. Altogether the coalition only obtained 15 seats (behind both the

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and the

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). In the 1999 local elections the party run in various

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, gaining 10 local councillors.Infoelectoral.
MUNICIPALES / JUNIO 1999 In the 2001 Galician elections EdG only gained 5,001 (0.33%) votes, losing both seats. The party would disappear soon after.

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1998 establishments in Spain 2002 disestablishments in Spain Defunct political party alliances in Spain Defunct socialist parties in Galicia (Spain) Political parties established in 1998 {{Spain-org-stub

History

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