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90 (of 150) delegates in the 11th Federal Assembly of IU Plurality of delegates needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 22,321 (primary) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 8,548 (38.30%) (primary) 101 (67.33%) (assembly) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 11th Federal Assembly of United Left was held in Madrid from 4 June to 5 June 2016, to renovate the governing bodies of United Left (IU) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. A primary election to elect the new general coodinator of the party was held from 26 May to 29 May 2016. This was the first leadership election in IU's history in which all the party members were allowed to vote.
The congress was held just before the 2016 Spanish general election, which IU contested in a coalition with Podemos. [1] This decision produced an internal rift, leaving the party divided into three factions. The first one was composed of incumbent General Coordinator Cayo Lara and members of the old guard who were radically against any alliance with Podemos. The second was led by IU's spokesman in the Congress of Deputies Alberto Garzón—who was contesting the general election for Unidos Podemos—and received the support of the majority sector of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and of most of the IU federations. The third sector was made up of members of Open Left (IzAb), the party led by former general coordinator Gaspar Llamazares, a longtime critic of Lara's leadership.
The leadership election saw a generational renovation with Garzón becoming the new general coordinator in a landslide as he received 74.7% of the members vote. Meanwhile, the candidacy of Paloma López Bermejo—supported by Lara and the old guard—received 20.8% of the vote and the candidate of IzAb, Tasio Oliver, finished last with just 4.6% of support. [2] [3] [4]
Candidate | Age | Notable positions | Announced | Eliminated | Ref. | ||
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Elected | |||||||
Candidate elected as general coordinator. | |||||||
![]() | 30 | Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Málaga and Madrid (since 2011) | 26 March 2016 | ![]() | [5] | ||
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Candidates who met the endorsement requirement and were officially proclaimed to contest the primary election. | |||||||
![]() Bermejo | 54 | Member of the European Parliament for Spain (since 2014) Secretary of Employment and Migrations of Workers' Commissions (2008–2014) | 20 April 2016 | 30 May 2016 | [6] [7] | ||
![]() | 38 | Mayor of Castilleja de Guzmán (since 2015) City Councillor of Castilleja de Guzmán (since 2007) | 15 March 2016 | 30 May 2016 | [8] | ||
Withdrawn | |||||||
Candidates who met the endorsement requirement but withdrew prior to the primary election. | |||||||
![]() Mancheño | ? | City Councillor of Pedrera (since 2007) Member of the Parliament of Andalusia for Seville (2014–2015) | 16 May 2016 | – | [9] [10] |
Candidates seeking to run were required to collect the endorsements of at least 400 party members or 5% of the total Federal Political Council (CPF) members. [11]
Candidate | Endorsements | ||||||
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Party members | CPF members | ||||||
Count | % T | % V | Count | % T | % V | ||
Alberto Garzón | 2,813 | 12.60 | 63.11 | 99 | 40.57 | 57.89 | |
Paloma López Bermejo | 794 | 3.56 | 17.81 | 27 | 11.07 | 15.79 | |
Tasio Oliver | 422 | 1.89 | 9.47 | 24 | 9.84 | 14.04 | |
Álvaro García Mancheño | 318 | 1.42 | 7.13 | 18 | 7.38 | 10.53 | |
Others | 110 | 0.49 | 2.47 | 3 | 1.23 | 1.75 | |
Total | 4,457 | 171 | |||||
Valid endorsements | 4,457 | 16.07 | 171 | 70.08 | |||
Not endorsing | 17,864 | 83.93 | 73 | 29.92 | |||
Total members | 22,321 | 244 | |||||
Sources [11] [12] |
Candidate | Primary | Assembly | ||||
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Votes | % | Del. | Votes | % | ||
Alberto Garzón | 6,382 | 74.66 | 68 | 83 | 82.18 | |
Paloma López Bermejo | 1,776 | 20.78 | 18 | Eliminated | ||
Tasio Oliver | 390 | 4.56 | 4 | Eliminated | ||
Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | 17.82 | ||
Total | 8,548 | 90 | 101 | |||
Valid votes | 8,548 | 100.00 | 101 | 67.33 | ||
Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Votes cast / turnout | 8,548 | 38.30 | 101 | 67.33 | ||
Abstentions | 13,773 | 61.70 | 49 | 32.67 | ||
Registered voters | 22,321 | 150 | ||||
Sources [15] [9] [16] |
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