Marea de Vigo (''Tide of Vigo'' in Galician language) is a left-wing citizen movement and political alliance active in the city of

Vigo Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the ...

History

Marea de Vigo was created as a

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"popular unity" candidacy to the municipal elections of May 2015. Rubén Pérez Correa, a member of the United Left (EU) was elected as the candidate. The candidacy is supported by EU, Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood, independents and some members of Podemos. It's one of the many "popular unity" candidacies formed by

political parties in Galicia and

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, Zaragoza en Común or Málaga Ahora. Marea de Vigo was the 3rd most voted list in the Vigo local elections of 2015 (16,227 votes, 11.5%), gaining 3 seats in the city council.

Elected councillors (2019-2023)

* Rubén Pérez Correa: member of United Left and local coordinator of the party. * Oriana Méndez Fuentes: member of Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood and the Galician People's Front.Mitin central da campaña en Vigo
Frente Popular Galega, 2011.

Electoral results

References

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External links

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2014 establishments in Galicia (Spain) Political parties established in 2014 Political party alliances in Spain Socialist parties in Galicia (Spain) United Left (Spain) Podemos (Spanish political party)