Asturian Left

Political party in Spain

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Izquierda Asturiana (IAS; English: Asturian Left) is an Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Asturias, Spain.

History

Izquierda Asturiana was founded in 1992^[1] by former members of the Unidá Nacionalista Asturiana. In the European Parliamentary elections of 2004, they made contact with Andecha Astur but could not agree on a platform, so they ran separate candidates.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2015 Spanish general election they were a part of the Popular Unity coalition.^[2] They were part of a coalition pact with United Left of Asturias in the 2019 Asturian regional election.^[3]

Ideology

Among the party's objectives is the defense of the Asturian language, as well as the promotion of Asturian leftist politics without the influence of an outside party.

References

^ "Registro de Partidos Políticos". servicio.mir.es. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "Unidad Popular formaliza su coalición ante la Junta Electoral Central para las elecciones". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "Coaliciones electorales válidamente constituidas ante la Junta Electoral del Principado de Asturias". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es. Retrieved 27 August 2024.