United Left of Aragon

United Left of Aragon
Izquierda Unida de Aragon
Aragonese name Cucha Chunida d'Aragón
Catalan name Esquerra Unida d’Aragó
General Coordinator Adolfo Barrena Salces
Founded 1986 (1986)
Merger of Communist Party of Aragon
Izquierda Abierta
Communist Youth of Aragon
Republican Left
Independents
Party of Socialist Action (1986-2001)
Progressive Federation (1986-1988)
Carlist Party of Aragon (1986-1987)
Humanist Party (1986)
Headquarters c/Mayor esquina c/Refugio - 50003, Zaragoza
Membership  (2015) 1.500[1]
Ideology Socialism
Anticapitalism
Communism
Republicanism
Feminism
Federalism
Political position Left
National affiliation United Left
Union affiliation CCOO
Town councillors
49 / 4,359

Not including those gained in coalitions

Aragonese Corts
1 / 67
Congress of Deputies
1 / 13

Aragonese seats

Website
iuaragon.org

United Left of Cantabria (Spanish: Izquierda Unida de Aragón, Catalan: Esquerra Unida d’Aragó, Aragonese: Cucha Chunida d'Aragón.[2] IUA) is the Aragonese federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement 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, called The Left of Aragón, which gained 1 seat in the Congreso de los Diputados, rotative between the two parties.

In the Aragonese elections of 2015 IUA gained 1 MP in the Aragonese Corts.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Más de 1.500 militantes y simpatizantes de IU Aragón podrán votar en las primarias. El Heraldo, 2015/01/16.
  2. ↑ Estatutos X Asamblea de IU Aragón.
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