Podemos Region of Murcia

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Podemos Region of Murcia
General SecretaryJavier Sánchez Serna
Founded17 January 2014
HeadquartersC/ Cartagena, 84 Bajo 30002 Murcia
Ideology Left-wing populism [1]
Political position Left-wing [2]
Colours  Purple
Regional Assembly of Murcia
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Congreso de los Diputados (Murcian seats)
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Website
rmurcia.podemos.info

Podemos Region of Murcia is a branch of Podemos in the Region of Murcia, Spain. [3]

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In July 2014, the fourth assembly of the Murcian branch was held, with the objective of joining all the Podemos groups of the region into the party. [4] After primaries process ended on 14 February 2015, the first Citizen Regional Council was elected. Óscar Urralburu Arza was elected the secretary general. [5] [6]

In the 2015 Murcian parliamentary election, Murcia Podemos won six seats, [7] forming a parliamentary group in Regional Assembly of Murcia.

For the first time, no party has an absolute majority [8] and the People's Party (Spain) now depend on Citizens (Spanish political party) to form a government [9] despite a prior agreement with Podemos and other parties in which C's agreed not to support the PP. [10]

Electoral performance

Regional Assembly of Murcia

DateVotesSeatsStatusSize
# %±pp #±
2015 84,57713.2%+13.2 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 6Opposition3rd
2019 36,4865.6%-7.6 Red Arrow Down.svg 4Opposition5th

Cortes Generales

Congress of Deputies
DateVotesSeatsSize
# %±pp #±
2015 110,60115.2%+15.2 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 14th
2016 103,52214.5%N/A Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0*
2019 (Apr) 79,65010.4%N/A Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0*
2019 (Nov) 62,8978.8%N/A Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0*
 
Senate
DateSeatsSize
#±
2015 Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 04th
2016 Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0*
2019 (Apr) Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0*
2019 (Nov) Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0*

European Parliament

DateVotesSize
# %±pp
2014 32,4287.6%+7.65th
2019 51,3168.0%N/A*

Symbols

References

  1. ↑ Carlos de la Torre (11 December 2014). The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives. University Press of Kentucky. p. 211. ISBN   978-0-8131-4687-4.
  2. ↑ "Spain's ruling PP wins EU vote, political fragmentation rises". Reuters. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Ministerio del Interior. "Ficha de partido político: Podemos" . Retrieved 24 May 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Nace Podemos Región de Murcia". La Opinión de Murcia. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Óscar Urralburu liderará Podemos en Murcia". La Verdad. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Urralburu, el líder de Podemos en la Región". La Opinión de Murcia. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Proclamación oficial de candidatos electos a las Elecciones a la Asamblea Regional 2015". BORM. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Elecciones a la Asamblea Regional de Murcia". Regional Assembly of Murcia. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
  9. ↑ Fernando Betancor. "Spanish election: analysis of an earthquake". openDemocracy. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
  10. ↑ "Five parties in the Murcia region have sealed a pre-election pact against the PP". Typically Spanish. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.