Més per Menorca ( en, More for Menorca, MpM) is a
Menorca
Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capit ...
n
political party
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. It was initially a coalition formed by the
Socialist Party of Menorca, the
Republican Left of the Balearic Islands, The Greens of Menorca,
Equo
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, local parties and
independents around the island until 2017. MpM was created in July 2014. Until May 2017 it had been linked to
the similarly-named alliance in Majorca.
History
MpM gained 3 deputies in the
Balearic elections of 2015, being the third most voted party of the island in those elections (after the
PP and the
Socialist Party
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). In the
local elections
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held the same day, the coalition only presented a list in
Ciutadella de Menorca
Ciutadella de Menorca () or simply Ciutadella is a town and a municipality in the western end of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands (Spain). It is one of the two primary cities in the island, along with Maó.
History
It was founded by the Ca ...
, where it gained 6 town councillors and the mayorship. In the remaining municipalities of the island MpM either participated or supported other local coalitions.
In October 2016 the Més per Menorca coalition proposed and carried a motion to adopt permanent Summer Time on the island.
In May 2017, MpM was transformed into a party, electing Nel Martí as its coordinator.
Electoral performance
Parliament of the Balearic Islands
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Island Council of Menorca
Cortes Generales
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The Congress of Deputies meets i ...
Balearic Islands
* * Within
Més
* ** Within
Units Podem Més
References
Political parties in the Balearic Islands
Socialist parties in Spain
Nationalist parties in Spain
Left-wing nationalist parties
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