Ferrol en Común (Ferrol in Common or Ferrol Together, ''FeC'') is a
grassroots
A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...
movement and political coalition in the city of
Ferrol,
Galicia whose goal is to build a
left-wing
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and participative political electoral alliance. FeC is supported by political parties like
Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood (Anova-IN),
United Left (EU) and the local ''circle'' of
Podemos in the city of
Ferrol.
History
Jorge Suárez, a member of
United Left, was elected as the candidate for the
2015 local elections. FeC was the second most voted party in
said elections (7,142 votes, 21.98%), winning 6 seats in the city council. Suárez was elected as mayor, with the votes of FeC, 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) and 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).
In the
2019 local elections FeC won only 3 councillors and lost the mayorship of the city to Ángel Mato (
PSdeG-PSOE
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
The Spanish Socialist Workers' ...
).
Councillors (2019-2023)
* Jorge Juan Suárez Fernández: Law graduate and civil servant. Member of
United Left of Galicia and mayor of the city from 2015 to 2019.
* Xiana López Penedo: Worker of the Psychiatry Service in the
Public Healthcare System of Galicia. Member of both
Anova-IN and 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). In the
Galician elections of 2009 she was the top candidate of the
FPG in the
province of A Coruña
The province of A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical en, link=no, Corunna) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the A ...
.
* Suso Basterrechea López: Graduate in Fine Arts, plastic artist and high school teacher. He was the city councillor of culture between 2015 and 2019.
Suso Basterrechea
Ferrol en Común.
Electoral results
See also
* Compostela Aberta
* Marea de Pontevedra
* Marea de Vigo
Marea de Vigo (''Tide of Vigo'' in Galician language) is a left-wing citizen movement and political alliance active in the city of Vigo
History
Marea de Vigo was created as a left-wing "popular unity" candidacy to the municipal elections of M ...
* Marea Atlántica
Marea Atlántica ( en, Atlantic Tide) is a grassroots movement and political coalition in the city of A Coruña, Spain.
History
The original goal of the movement was to build a left-wing and participative political convergence towards the Spani ...
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial Twitter
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2015 establishments in Galicia (Spain)
Podemos (Spanish political party)
Political parties established in 2015
Political parties in Galicia (Spain)
Political party alliances in Spain
Socialist parties in Galicia (Spain)
United Left (Spain)