The Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG-EG, ''Partido Socialista Galego-Esquerda Galega'' in

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) was a

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and left-wing party of

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History

It was founded in 1984 with the union of the Galician Socialist Party (PSG) and Galician Left, led by

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. In 1993 the PSG-EG formed with

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sectors a new Galician Unity coalition. In the

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and autonomic elections of 1993 the party concurred with the United Left (EU) coalition, forming the Galician Unity-United Left (UG-EU) coalition. After the defeat in the elections, some members of the party converged with EU forming the Galician Left-United Left and the others joined the

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as Galician Unity. The party had 2 mayors:

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(1985-1993) and Porqueira (1984-1987). In 1993 it had 1,130 members in 67 local chapters,

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being the largest, with 160 members.

Electoral results

Elections

Gallery

File:PSG-EG cmpsg-eg pegata.PNG, PSG-EG Youth Collective sticker for peace. It says: ''Woman for peace''. The PSG-EG was known for its strong

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and antimilitarist positions.

References

* Beramendi, X.G. and Núñez Seixas, X.M. (1996): ''O nacionalismo galego''. A Nosa Terra,

* Beramendi, X.G. (2007): ''De provincia a nación. Historia do galeguismo político''. Xerais,

Notes

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