Andalucian Political Parties

Andalucia Regional elections
Andalucia Regional elections

Andalucian Political Parties

by Chris Chaplow

Regional parliement elections have been called for the 19th June 2022. The previous ones were December 2018. Here is an overview of main parties or coalitions that are or have been active in the last ten years.

Por Andalucia is the name of a coalition of left wing parties formed to place unified candidates in the June 2022 regional elections.

Podemos (which translate as ‘We Can') is the left-wing political party which was founded in 2014 by Pablo Iglesias, formerly a lecturer of political science at the Computense University of Madrid… More →

Juan Manuel Moreno, 55, was also fighting his first Andalucia election. Juan Manuel was born in Alhaurin el Grande and emigrated to Cataluña with his family as an infant. He returned to study… More →

Susana Díaz, 40, was undoubtedly the best known of the candidates in the 2015 election, incumbent president of the Junta de Andalucia and Secretary-General of PSOE-Andalucia. Since she was… More →

Adalante Andalucia is an Andalucia political party formed in 2020 as a coalition of IU-LV (Izquerda Unida and Los Verdes) and Podemos (until 2021) and Anticapitalistas Andalucía (since 2021)… More →

Vox is the right-wing Spanish political party founded in 2013 by members of the Partido Popular PP. The party ran in 2014 European election, 2015 Andalucía Regional Election, National Elections of… More →

Cuidadanos is relatively new party whose origins lie in Catalunia as a platform of intellectuals who felt they were not represented by the traditional parties. On 7th June 2005 they presented… More →

In June 2013 Antonio Maillo (49, Lucena Cordoba) became the Coordinator General of the IULV-CA replacing Diego Valverde. The party was formed in 1984 with the objective to transform Andalucia into… More →

This is the now dissolved Andalucia Nationalist Party, a centre-left social democracy party that focuses on Andalucia issues. Its early beginnings were in 1965 as a clandestine organization. In… More →

Formed in 2007, the UPYD is a social liberal party that rejects nationalism in all forms and wants to adopt a system of symmetric federalism with political centralization as a territorial model.… More →

PSOE - PARTIDO SOCIALISTA OBRERO ESPAÑOL 

The Spanish Workers' Socialist Party is centre-left and its Andalucian branch is very appealing to many workers across this region, in particular those in the inland rural areas and some of the cities. The party has a well establish infrastructure and has governed Andalucia since its creation in 1982.  In 2015 the PSOE won 47 seats in Andalalucia and in 2018 they won 33 seats.

PP - Partido popular

The "Popular Party" is Spain's conservative party. This party has been fighting to win majority of the Andalucian parliament and form a government, but so far has been unable to win the necessary support. Coastal cities and towns in Andalucia are considered to be closer to the Popular Party. The party has difficulty connecting with a working class that has traditionally made up the bulk of Andalucian society.  In 2015 the PP won 33 seats in Andalalucia and in 2018 they won 26 seats.

Adelante Andalucia

Left wing party that combined the Podemos and the IU party for the 2018 election winning 17 seats. Lead by Teresa Rodriguez.

Left wing coalition party that formed for the 2022 regional election. Also lead by Teresa Rodriguez.

C's - CIUDADANOS

Cuidadanos is relatively new party whose origins lie in Catalunia as a platform of intellectuals who felt they were not represented by the traditional parties. On 7th June 2005 they presented their first manifesto and their objective to form a political party. In July 2006 they celebrated their first congress. Nationally C's have 350 groups, and 75,000 registered members and 2 MEPs. In 2015 they won 9 seats in Andalalucia and in 2018 they won 21 seats.

VOX

Right wing Vox party fielded candidates in all 8 provinces in 2015 but with less than half a percent of the popular vote won no seats. In 2018 VOX had 11% of the popular vote and won 11 seats.    

IU - UniTED LEFT

United Left" is formed of groups of the communist party and other far left factions under a united front. While some towns might be headed by United Left, this party had been considered the third force in Andalucia politics up to 2015 when the won 5 seats dropping into forth place.  After the 2015 elections the UI combind with Podemos Andalucia to form the Adelante Andalucia ( Andalucia Forward) party.

PODEMOS

Podemos is the far-left political party (translated into English as 'We Can') founded last year by charismatic political science lecturer Pablo Iglesias, elected to the European Parliament in May 2014 when Podemos burst onto the political scene.  Teresa Rodriguez, a Spanish language and literature teacher from Rota (Cadiz), was among the founding leaders.  After the 2015 elections the Podemos Andalucia combind with IU to form the Adelante Andalucia ( Andalucia Forward) party.

PA - PARTIDO ANDALUCISTA

This Andalucista regional party was a minority force in Andalucia politics and has lost ground since the 2008 elections when it joined forces with the PSA (Partido Socialista de Andalucia, or Andalucian Socialists) as well as other smaller parties to form the Coalición Andalucísta (CA) and lost all of its representatives in the regional parliament. The party disbanded in 2014

UPyD - UNION PROGRESISTA Y DEMOCRATICA

The Union, Progress and Democracy Party, formed in 2007, is a social liberal party that rejects nationalism (including Basque and Catalan) and wants to adopt a system of European federalism, along with a proportional voting system. Its roots lie in the Basque Country and anti-ETA civic associations. Prominent members include former PSOE MEP Rosa Diez. The party is not defined as left or right with active members on both ends of the spectrum. The party gined 2% of the popular vote in 2015 and 0.2% in 2018 gaining no seats in either year.  

Other parties that took part in the 2015 elections

Parties with candidates presenting in all eight Andalucian provinces

Falange Española de las JONS (FE de las JONS): Nemesio Romero Estévez.

Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal (PACMA): Francisco Javier Sanabria Moya.

Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España (PCPE): José Martínez León.

Recortes Cero: Francisco Javier Arias Carmon.

VOX: Francisco Serrano

Parties with candidates presenting in at least one province.

Cámbialo: Manuel Emilio Ruiz Álvarez.

Ciudadanos Libres Unidos (CILUS): Alfonso González Gallego.

Escaños en Blanco (EB): María del Carmen Carmona Delgado (Córdoba) y Francisco Javier Pascial Ortolá (Granada).

Local y global (L.Y.G.): José Guillermo Chacón Montes.

Neodemocratas: David Ingelmo Rodríguez.

Partido Bienestar de la Gente (PBG): José Manuel Motos Galera.

Partido Regionalista por Andalucía Oriental (PRAO): Miguel Ángel Rus Casado.

Partido Republicano Independiente Solidario Andaluz (RISA): Antonio Ángel Pérez Rodríguez.

Partido del Trabajo y la Justicia (PTJ): Blas Manuel Soriano González.

Por un Mundo Más Justo (PUM+J):

Pueblo Nacionalista de Andalusí (PNdA): Francisco Fuentes Sier.

Socialistas y Republicanos (SYR): José María Ollero Centeno.

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