Compostela Aberta

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Compostela Aberta
AbbreviationCA
Leader Martiño Noriega
Founded2015 (2015)
Merger of [1]
Ideology Participative democracy
Galicianism
Political position Left-wing
Regional affiliation En Marea (2015–2019)
Galicia en Común (2019–2023)
Santiago de Compostela City Council
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Website
compostelaaberta.org (gl)

Compostela Aberta (English: Open Compostela) is a grassroots movement and political coalition in the city of Santiago de Compostela that runs a left-wing "popular unity" candidacy. [2] It was founded for the municipal elections of May 2015.

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Martiño Noriega, a member of Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood (Anova) was elected as the candidate. The candidacy is supported by EU, Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood, Equo, Podemos, Espazo Ecosocialista Galego and independents. It's one of the many "popular unity" candidacies formed by left-wing political parties in Galicia and Spain to the Spanish local elections, 2015; like Marea Atlántica, Ahora Madrid, Barcelona en Comú, Zaragoza en Común, Marea de Vigo or Málaga Ahora.

History

The members of the candidacy were elected, in addition to mayor Martiño Noriega, were María Rozas (financial management consultant and member of United Left), Jorge Duarte (architect, former president of the College of Architects of Galicia), Branca Novoneyra (writer and choreographer), Xan Duro (Verdegaia ecologist activist, member of the Espazo Ecosocialista Galego), Concha Fernández (former local leader of the Galician Nationalist Bloc, teacher of Community Social Intervention and former union activist), Manuel Dios Diz (president of the Galician Seminar of Education for Peace and also a member of the Espazo Ecosocialista Galego), Marta Lois (professor of Political Science), Rafa Peña Vidal (CIG unionist at the Lavacolla Airport and member of the Galician People's Front) and Noa Morales (expert in international relations and a member of United Left). [3]

On June 13, Martiño Noriega was elected mayor of Santiago de Compostela. The "concellerías" (Local departments) were distributed the following way: [4]

Electoral results

Santiago de Compostela City Council
ElectionVotes %Seats won
2015 16,70434.72
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2019 10,65120.36
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References

  1. Martiño Noriega optará a la alcaldía de Santiago por Compostela Aberta.
  2. "Podemos se une a Compostela Aberta para luchar el 24-M". Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. Nove dos dez primeiros candidatos de Compostela Aberta son afíns a Noriega. La Voz de Galicia, 24-3-2015.
  4. ÁREAS DE GOBERNO - Concello de Santiago.