Riojan Party

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Riojan Party
Partido Riojano
PresidentFernando Gómez Herrainz
Secretary-GeneralSara San Juan Trevijano
Founded1982 (1982)
Split from Union of the Democratic Centre
HeadquartersCalle de los Portales, 17, 26001 Logroño, La Rioja
Youth wing Riojan Youth
Ideology Progressivism
Riojan regionalism
Federalism
Political position Centre
Colours  Green
Parliament of La Rioja
0 / 33
Mayors [1]
5 / 174
Local Government
43 / 1,032
Website
www.partidoriojano.es

The Riojan Party (Spanish : Partido Riojano) is a Spanish political party operating in the autonomous community of La Rioja. The party was formed as the Progressive Riojan Party (Spanish : Partido Riojano Progresista) on 6 December 1982 [2] with the stated aim of occupying the progressive centre in La Rioja. [3]

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History

Initially the party was led by Luis Javier Rodriguez Moroy, [3] a former MP in the Spanish Congress of Deputies. Like Rodriguez, many members of the new party came from the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), the former governing coalition of Spain which disbanded in February 1983. Rubén García Marañón succeeded Rodriguez as Party President in February 1984 and the party adopted its current name in 1991.

In elections to the Parliament of La Rioja, held every four years from 1983 onwards, the party has usually polled between 6% and 7% and won two deputies out of the thirty three seats available at each election until 2015 when it lost its seats. [4] In elections to the Spanish Congress, the party's highest share was 4.4% in the 1993 election.

In the 2007 local elections, the party polled 6.6% and won 43 council seats, [5] down from the 65 seats and 7.5% that it had polled in 2003. [6]

As of June 2016, the party is led by Fernando Gómez Herrainz.

Election results

Local councils

Municipal elections [7]
ElectionLa Rioja
Votes %Seats won (local councils)Mayors elected
2015 9,7045.9
61 / 1,046
9 / 174
2011 9,1975.5
56 / 1,064
6 / 174
2007 11,0856.4
43 / 966
7 / 174
2003 12,6677.3
65 / 948
9 / 174
1999 9,6696.2
58 / 953
10 / 174
1995 11,8427.2
103 / 982
19 / 174
1991 8,4615.9
82 / 984
25 / 174
1987 7,1255.0
51 / 941
11 / 174
1983 9,0266.8
98 / 1,134
19 / 163

Regional elections

Parliament of La Rioja
ElectionVotes %Seats+/–Leading candidateGovernment
1983 10,1027.46 (#3)
2 / 35
Luis Javier Rodríguez Moroy Opposition
1987 9,2126.39 (#4)
2 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Opposition (1987–1989)
Coalition (1989–1991)
1991 7,7315.38 (#3)
2 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Leopoldo VirostaCoalition
1995 11,0696.70 (#4)
2 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Opposition
1999 9,0045.76 (#3)
2 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Miguel González de LegarraOpposition
2003 11,8426.81 (#3)
2 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Opposition
2007 10,3696.00 (#3)
2 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Opposition
2011 8,9835.43 (#3)
2 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Opposition
2015 7,2774.45 (#5)
0 / 33
Red Arrow Down.svg 2No seats
2019 7,5124.61 (#5)
0 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Rubén AntoñanzasNo seats
2023 6,0163.58 (#5)
0 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Inmaculada SáenzNo seats

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