Galician Left Alternative

Galician Left Alternative
Alternativa Galega de Esquerda
AbbreviationAGE
LeaderXosé Manuel Beiras
Yolanda Díaz
Founded11 September 2012 (2012-09-11)
Dissolved2 August 2016 (2016-08-02)
Succeeded byEn Marea
IdeologySocialism[1]
Anti-capitalism
Galicianism
Feminism
Ecologism[2]
Political positionLeft-wing[3]
European Parliament groupEuropean United Left–Nordic Green Left
Colors  Blue
  Red
  Green
MembersSee list of members
Website
www.age.gal

The Galician Alternative of the Left (Galician: 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 within the Galician Nationalist Bloc, to contest the 2012 Galician parliamentary election, in which it won nine seats, becoming the third party by size in the Galician Parliament, displacing the Galician Nationalist Bloc, and coming second in most of the major cities of Galicia.[4]

The constituent parties of the coalition are: Renewal–Nationalist Brotherhood, the Galician affiliates of United Left and Equo, and Espazo Ecosocialista Galego.

In the 2014 European Parliament elections the coalition obtained 10.52% of the votes in Galicia (106,189 votes). The coalition won 11.65% in A Coruña province, 11.44% in Pontevedra province, 8.18% in Lugo province and 6.83% in Ourense province.

Composition

Party
Renewal–Nationalist Brotherhood (Anova)
United Left (EU)
Equo Galicia (Equo)
Galician Ecosocialist Space (EcoSoGal)

Electoral performance

Parliament of Galicia

Parliament of Galicia
Election Votes % # Seats +/– Leading candidate Status in legislature
2012 200,828 13.91% 3rd
9 / 75
 9 Xosé Manuel Beiras Opposition

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election Total Galicia
Votes % # Seats +/– Votes % #
2014 Within IP
1 / 54
 1 107,095 10.50% 3rd

References

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2012). "Galicia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ Programa electoral de AGE. Alternativa Galega de Esquerda.
  3. ^ Casais, M. B. (2013). Alternativa Galega de Esquerdas: un actor diferencial en las elecciones gallegas de 2012. RIPS: Revista de Investigaciones Políticas y Sociológicas, 12(3).
  4. ^ Elecciones gallegas 2012: Beiras irrumpe en el Parlamento siete años después de abandonarlo. ABC.