Renewal–Nationalist Brotherhood ( gl, ANOVA–Irmandade Nacionalista, Anova) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

in Galicia. Formed in 2012, under the guidance of historical leader

Xosé Manuel Beiras Xosé Manuel Hixinio Beiras Torrado (born 7 April 1936) is a Galician politician, economist, writer and intellectual. He is professor of Structural Economy at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the University of Santiago de Compostela. He is ...

, Anova was formed by

Encontro Irmandiño Encontro Irmandiño (EI, '' Irmandiño Meeting'' in English) is a political organization that is part of Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood in Galicia, Spain. It used to be an internal current in the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG). EI was founded in ...

(2012 split of the BNG), the FPG, Movemento pola Base (small 2009 split of the BNG), the Galician Workers Front (2012 split of the BNG) and independent militants. Anova defines itself as a

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socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

, Galician independentist,

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organization. Its internal organization is run by assemblies.

History

Origins

Shortly after the split of several sectors of the

Galician Nationalist Bloc The Galician Nationalist Bloc ( gl, Bloque Nacionalista Galego, BNG ) is a political alliance of left-wing Galician nationalist parties. It is self-defined as a "patriotic front". Formed in 1982, under the guidance of historical leader Xosé Man ...

(BNG) after its XIII National Assembly, the more important being

Máis Galiza Máis Galiza (styled as +Galiza and +G) is a Galician political party which split from the Galician Nationalist Bloc The Galician Nationalist Bloc ( gl, Bloque Nacionalista Galego, BNG ) is a political alliance of left-wing Galician nationalist ...

and

(EI), Several confluence processes began, with the "New Common Project" (NPC) being the most important one. However, the majority sector of

abandoned this process, seeking to create a more centrist political force and questioning the leadership of EI in the NPC. Other parties and organizations also joined the NPC, including the

Galician People's Front The Galician People's Front ( gl, Frente Popular Galega) is a Galician political organization with a socialist and independentist ideology. History After the Galician People's Union (UPG) accepted the participation of the Bloque Nacionalista Ga ...

(FPG), Movemento pola Base (MPB), Galician Workers Front (FOGA) and Causa Galiza (this last organization left, criticizing the control exercised by EI in the project). Finally, in July 2012, the First National Assembly of the NPC was held in

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, creating a new party with the name ANOVA-Irmandade Nacionalista, led by a "National Council" of 75 members. The assembly also decided the political bases of the new party, that include

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and Galician independence. The organization included various historical figures of Galician nationalism like

(ex-leader of the BNG), Martiño Noriega (then mayor of Teo, currently mayor of

), Mariano Abalo Costa (then leader of the FPG and ex-mayor of Cangas), Mario López Rico, Lidia Senra Rodríguez (ex-leader of the Sindicato Labrego Galego), David Fernández Calviño (the mayor of Manzaneda) or Luís Eyré Diéguez (ex-leader of the

Socialist Collective The Socialist Collective (CS, ''Colectivo Socialista'' in Galician language) was a Galiza, Galician political organization that was part of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG). The organization was founded in 1983, when the Galician Socialist Par ...

). Later that year,

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, a small party formed by ex-members of 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), that had previously joined

Compromiso por Galicia Commitment to Galicia (Spanish: ''Compromiso por Galicia'', CxG) is a Galician political party with a Galician nationalist, progressive ideology. Ideology CxG proposed to reform the Galician electoral law to create a single Galician constituen ...

(CxG) left this organization and also joined Anova-IN. Anova-IN was formally registered as a political party on February 11, 2013, using AINA as legal acronym.

2012 Galician elections

To contest the

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, Anova decided to form a coalition with the United Left,

Equo Greens Equo (and formerly Q or eQuo) is a Spanish political party founded on 4 June 2011, when 35 Spanish green parties agreed to merge into Equo. It began as a foundation on 24 September 2010 with the goal of becoming "the seed and source of deb ...

, and the

Espazo Ecosocialista Galego Espazo Ecosocialista Galego (EcoSoGal, ''Galician Eco-socialist Space''), also known as ''Ecogaleguistas'', is a Galician political party which was formed on 26 May 2012 after a process of confluence of Galician left-wing militants mostly from var ...

. The coalition was called

Galician Left Alternative The Galician Alternative of the Left ( gl, Alternativa Galega de Esquerda, AGE) was an electoral alliance of left-wing independentist and federalist political parties in Galicia, Spain. History It was formed in early 2012, following a schism wit ...

; it won 9 seats (5 United Left, 4 Anova), becoming the third-largest party in the

Galician Parliament The Parliament of Galicia () is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is formed by 75 deputies (). Deputies are elected every four years in ordinary period, or extraordinarily upon dissolution and call of ...

, displacing the Galician Nationalist Bloc, and coming second in most of the major cities of Galicia.

Internal crisis

In 2013

and New Socialist Left merged and created New Galician Left, as a new internal current within Anova. In 2014 a critical political organization within the party, called

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, was created. CERNA left the party after the results of the second National Assembly of Anova. The same year,

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left Anova.

2014 European elections

Anova participated in the

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–

list, along with United Left and other smaller parties. 1 member of Anova, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, was elected to the

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2015 Municipal elections

Anova supported multiple left-wing unity lists all over

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in the municipal elections of 2015. In some municipalities the party run alone, although with the legal coverage of the

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political party. This "instrumental" party was used by Anova and United Left to gain seats in the provincial deputations,Case noventa concellos contarán con candidaturas cidadás ou de confluencia
Praza Pública, 22/04/2018. that are elected indirectly, based on the results of the local elections. The unity lists won in various municipalities, including the cities of

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and

. In this last city Martiño Noriega, a member of Anova, was elected as the mayor. Other four members of Anova were elected mayors: Rafael Sisto Edreira in Teo, Benito Portela Fernández in Sada, Antonio Negreira Noya in

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and David Rodríguez Estévez in Manzaneda.

References

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