United Left of Aragon (, ,
Aragonese: ''Cucha Chunida d'Aragón''.
Estatutos X Asamblea de IU Aragón.
/ref> IUA) is the Aragonese federation of the Spanish left wing
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political and social movement
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United Left. Adolfo Barrena Salces is the current General Coordinator. The major member of the coalition is the Communist Party of Aragon (PCA, Aragonese federation of the PCE).
History
In the Spanish elections of 2011 IUA made a coalition with Chunta Aragonesista
The Chunta Aragonesista (CHA; en, Aragonese Union)Rendering the party's name has created some confusions due to the similarity with the Spanish word ''junta''. The right translation of Aragonese ''chunta'' is ''unión'' in Spanish and '' union'' ...
, called The Left of Aragón, which gained 1 seat in the Congreso de los Diputados
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It has 350 members elect ...
, rotative between the two parties.
In the Aragonese elections of 2015 IUA gained 1 MP in the Aragonese Corts
The Cortes of Aragon ( es, Cortes de Aragón, an, Cortz d'Aragón, ca, Corts d'Aragó) is the regional parliament for the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon. The Cortes traces its history back to meetings summoned by the Kings of Aragon wh ...
.
See also
* United Left (Spain)
* Communist Party of Aragon
References
External links
Official page
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
Political parties in Aragon
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