United Left of Asturias

United Left of Asturias
Izquierda Xunida d'Asturies
General Coordinator Manuel González Orviz
Founded 1993 (1993)
Merger of Communist Party of Asturias
Izquierda Abierta
Communist Youth of Asturies
Republican Left
Independents
Lliberación(1991-2010)
Party of Socialist Action (1986-2001)
Progressive Federation (1986-1988)
Carlist Party of Asturies (1986-1987)
Humanist Party (1986)
Headquarters Plaza Alfonso II el Casto 3, 2º Oviedo, Asturies
Membership  (2014) 2,300 official members[1] and 2,100 sympathizers[2]
Ideology Socialism
Anticapitalism
Communism
Republicanism
Asturianism
Feminism
Federalism
Political position Left
National affiliation United Left
Town councillors
129 / 942
Parliament of Asturias
5 / 45
Congreso de los Diputados
(Asturian seats)
1 / 8
Spanish Senate (Asturian seats)
1 / 6
Website
izquierdaxunida.com

United Left of Asturias (Asturian: Izquierda Xunida d'Asturies, Spanish: Izquierda Unida de Asturias. IU-IX) is the Asturian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Manuel González Orviz is the current General Coordinator. The Communist Party of Asturias (PCA, Asturian federation of PCE) and Izquierda Abierta (led by the Asturian MP Gaspar Llamazares) are the major members of the coalition.

It has 5 deputies in the Assembly of the Principality of Asturias and one MP (Gaspar Llamazares) in the Congreso de los Diputados, which is integrated in the Parliamentary Group of the Plural Left. Asturies was the autonomy were IU achieved the best results in the general elections of 2011, with the 13.27% of the vote.

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