Vinea (political party)

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Vinea
FoundedSeptember 2019
Split from Vox
Ideology Regionalism [1]
Municipal councillors in La Rioja
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Vinea (sometimes stylised in all capitals) is a Spanish political party in the autonomous community of La Rioja.

History

Vinea launched its online presence in September 2019, stating that it is a regionalist party of the centre or centre-right. [2] Its name is Latin for "the vine", in reference to the wine industry in La Rioja. [2] It was founded by former members of Vox, who had left following the 2019 Riojan regional election. [3] Founding president Fernando Martínez Soldevilla was the deputy leader of Vox in Calahorra. [4]

In the 2023 Spanish local elections, Vinea won four seats in municipalities of La Rioja. [5] According to Pablo Álvarez in regional newspaper La Rioja, there were three parties – Vinea, the Riojan Party (PR+) and its offshoot Por La Rioja (PLRi) – who were competing for the same political space as conservative regionalists, a space that was shrinking due to political polarisation throughout Spain. [6]

One of Vinea's seats was in the major town of Haro. The councillor, Laura Vidaurre Treviño, formed a coalition government led by the seven members of the People's Party (PP), who with Vidaurre and the member from Citizens (Cs), held a majority of the 17-seat council. [7] In August 2024, Vidaurre was removed from the governing coalition due to disagreements with projects, and was replaced with the councillor from PLRi. [8] In June 2025, she quit the party and continued to sit as an independent, stating that Vinea had taken a different course as a party from what had been expected. [9]

In Cervera del Río Alhama, the two Vinea councillors governed with the five from the PP in the 11-seat council. In May 2025, Vinea left the local government, alleging that pact promises had been broken. [10]

Vinea also took part in the 2023 Riojan regional election, with Martínez Soldevilla as candidate for regional president. [4] The party list was the second least voted, with 0.57%, and took no seats in the Parliament of La Rioja. [11]

References

  1. ↑ García, Pío (28 May 2023). "La Rioja elige si renueva a Andreu o gira a la derecha" [La Rioja chooses if it will renew Andreu or turn to the right]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "VINEA, nuevo movimiento político regionalista "de centro – centro derecha" en La Rioja" [VINEA, new regionalist political movement "of the centre – centre right" in La Rioja] (in Spanish). Radio Haro. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Exmiembros de Vox fundan Vinea, un nuevo partido regionalista para llegar al Congreso" [Ex-members of Vox found Vinea, a new regionalist party to reach Congress]. La Rioja (in Spanish). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 Martínez Soldevilla, Fernando (19 February 2023). "Fernando Martinez [sic] Soldevilla será el candidato de Vinea a presidir el Gobierno de La Rioja" [Fernando Martínez Soldevilla will be Vinea's candidate for President of the Government of La Rioja] (in Spanish). Actualidad Rioja Baja. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "28M El PP logra 537 concejales en La Rioja, frente a los 340 del PSOE y 52 de Por La Rioja" [28 May elections PP achieves 537 councillors in La Rioja, against 340 from the PSOE and 52 from Por La Rioja] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Álvarez, Pablo (26 December 2023). "La Rioja, del rojo al azul" [La Rioja, from red to blue]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Acuerdo para el Ayuntamiento de Haro: El PP pacta con Cs y Vinea" [Agreement for the Haro City Council: PP pacts with Cs and Vinea]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Nuevo pacto municipal en Haro: Por La Rioja sustituye a Vinea y gobernará con PP y Ciudadanos" [New municipal pact in Haro: Por La Rioja replaces Vinea and will govern with PP and Citizens] (in Spanish). EFE . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Laura Vidaurre abandona VINEA y seguirá en el Ayuntamiento de Haro como concejala no adscrita a ninguna formación política" [Laura Vidaurre abandons VINEA and will continue in Haro City Council as independent councillor] (in Spanish). Radio Haro. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Vinea abandona el equipo de Gobierno del Ayuntamiento de Cervera del Río Alhama" [Vinea abandons the Government of the City Council of Cervera del Río Alhama] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "La Rioja" (in Spanish). RTVE . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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