CastroVerde (political party)

CastroVerde (English: CastroGreen) is a green municipal political party in Castro Urdiales (Cantabria, Spain) created in 2011 by members of various local social movements and platforms. Among its members and founders are people linked to associations such as Another Castro is Possible, the Platform to Save the Bay or the Platform to save the Peña de Santullán.

CastroVerde
CastroGreen
PresidentBlas García
Secretary-GeneralAintzane Belmonte
Founded17 february 2011
Merger ofAnother Castro is Possible
Plataforma para Salvar la Bahía
Plataforma para salvar la Peña de Santullán
HeadquartersCastro Urdiales
IdeologyEcologism
Progressivism
Participative democracy[1]
Political positionLeft-wing
ColoursGreen
City Council of Castro Urdiales
7 / 21
Website
www.castrourdialesverde.com

History

In its founding manifesto "Castro, I love you green", the party defends the need to "dignify political life" and "direct the municipality towards economic and environmental sustainability", based on "projects related to municipal organization, resource planning and urban planning, as well as the relationship with the Neighborhood Councils and the Government of Cantabria".[2] Another of the priorities of CastroVerde is citizen participation, based on participation councils, popular consultation and voluntary work.

CastroVerde participated in the municipal elections on May 22, 2011.[3] The list presented obtained 2,229 votes (15.84%) and four seats of the 21 that make up the City Council of Castro Urdiales. CastroVerde won the municipal elections of May 24, 2015, obtaining 7 city councilors and the mayor of Castro Urdiales.[4] In 2017 CastroVerde broke the coalition with the local Socialist Party, since then the party has a minority government.[5]

References
  1. CastroVerde valora el «ejercicio de madurez» que han hecho los votantes. El Diario Montañés, 24/04/2011.
  2. Manifiesto fundacional "Castro te quiero verde". CastroVerde, 2011.
  3. Cantabria - Castro-Urdiales - Resultados Electorales.
  4. Cantabria - Castro-Urdiales - Resultados Electorales.
  5. Rubén Alonso (24/04/2017): CastroVerde gobernará en solitario tras romper el pacto con el PSOE. eldiario.es.


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