Unidá is an Asturian federation of parties formed by

Asturian Left Izquierda Asturiana (IAS; ) is an Asturian nationalism, Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Asturias, Spain. History Izquierda Asturiana was founded in 1992 by former members of the Asturian Nationalist Unity, Unidá Nacionalista Astu ...

, members coming from

Andecha Astur "socialist and nationalist flag of Asturias used by Andecha Astur Andecha Astur (Asturian language, Asturian for: ''Asturian Common Work'' or ''Asturian Solidarity'') is an Asturian nationalism, Asturian nationalist leftist political party of S ...

, and by the local parties Andecha por Carreño, Asturianistes por Nava and Asturianistes por Piloña, forming a local series of groups with the name of Unidá such as Unidá-Avilés or Unidá-Uviéu.

History

Unidá started as an Asturian nationalist alliance of

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and

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groups. It formed a temporary coalition with another party, The Greens-Green Group, to contest the autonomous and municipal elections of May 2007. In April 2007 the coalition officially presented their candidate to the Asturian Parliament, the recognized writer and psychiatrist Ignaciu Llope. Their manifesto supported the defense of the

Asturian language Asturian (; )Art. 1 de lLey 1/1998, de 23 de marzo, de uso y promoción del bable/asturiano aw 1/93, of March 23, on the Use and Promotion of the Asturian Language/nowiki> is a West Iberian languages, West Iberian Romance languages, Roman ...

, culture and identity. It incorporated measures to tackle problems they claimed Asturias faced: the economic and labour crisis, ecological corruption at certain levels, and attacks that they thought the then-government caused. In general, it proposed the implementation of a new model of territorial development, from a new Statute of Autonomy that supposes an important extension in comparison with the present one, in addition to one bets by an option that of continuity to a unit which they think that the Asturian nationalism of left needed years ago. Their results in elections of 2007 were modest, although it was highest in the history of the left nationalism in Asturias, with 4,119 votes (0.7%).Results of the autonomic elections of 2007 in Asturias.
/ref> While, in the municipal elections, the coalition, thanks to its local groupings, obtained four councillors: two in Nava (Asturianistes por Nava), one in

Carreño Carreño is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered by Corvera de Asturias on the west, Gozón on the north, the Cantabrian Sea on the north and east, and Gijón on the east and south. Its ...

(Andecha por Carreño) and another one in Piloña (IAS-Asturianistes), where a pact of government granted in addition to the formation three councils and the possession to mayorship. These also are the best results ever obtained by a political option of this type.

External links

Official website

References

Federations of political parties in Spain Asturian nationalist parties Left-wing nationalist parties in Spain {{asturias-stub