Málaga Ahora (

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for ''Málaga Now'') is a citizen platform of ''popular unity'', formed as an ''instrumental party without organic internal life'', in order to contest the municipal elections of 2015 in the city of

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

. For this project various organizations have converged, the most important being ''Ganemos Málaga'', a citizen platform inspired by ''Guanyem Barcelona'' (now called

Barcelona en Comú Barcelona en Comú (Catalan for "Barcelona in Common") is a citizen platform launched in June 2014 that is currently governing in minority in the City of Barcelona. Its policy agenda includes defending social justice and community rights, promotin ...

) and the political parties

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and Podemos.

History

In June 2014 Ganemos Málaga was presented, supported by the Movement for Democracy, linked to the

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. Ganemos Málaga appeared as an horizontal organization, based in district assemblies and supported by political parties and

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. The lawyer and activist of the

Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH; Platform for People Affected by Mortgages) is a Spanish grassroots organization that takes direct action to stop evictions and campaigns for housing rights. The PAH was set up in Barcelona in February ...

, Ysabel Torralbo was elected as the candidate in the primary elections celebrated between the 9 and the 14 of march in 2015, with the participation of more than 1,000 people.La abogada Ysabel Torralbo encabezará la lista de Ganemos Málaga a las municipales
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Electoral performance

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of
Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

References

External links

Official website of Málaga AhoraFacebook of Málaga Ahora
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaga Ahora 2015 establishments in Andalusia Podemos (Spanish political party) Political parties established in 2015 Political parties in Andalusia Political party alliances in Spain