Communist Party of Galicia
The Communist Party of Galicia (Galician: Partido Comunista de Galicia, PCG), is the affiliate of the Communist Party of Spain in Galicia.
Communist Part of Galicia Partido Comunista de Galicia | |
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| Secretary-General | Eva Solla |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Newspaper | A Voz do Pobo |
| Youth wing | Xuventude Comunista Galega (XC) |
| Ideology | Communism Galicianism Republicanism Revolutionary marxism |
| National affiliation | Communist Party of Spain United Left |
| Colors | Red |
| Congreso de los Diputados (Galician seats) | 1 / 23 Within Unidas Podemos |
| Spanish Senate (Galician seats) | 0 / 18 |
| Parliament of Galicia | 0 / 75 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
It was founded by Santiago Álvarez Gómez (1913–2002).[1] During the late years of Francoism and the Spanish democratic transition the party lost influence, with some sectors of its traditional social base joining the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) or the Galician People's Union (UPG).
In the local elections of 1979 the party gained 70 town councillors[2] and 3 mayors (Cangas do Morrazo, O Grove and Mugardos). In the Galician elections of 1981 the PCG won a seat in the Parliament of Galicia for the Province of A Coruña. In 1985 the party lost its representation in parliament, not gaining any seat again until the Galician elections of 2012, when the coalition Galician Left Alternative won 9 deputies (5 - later 4 - of them were PCG members):
The current general secretary is Eva Solla, elected in 2014, being the first woman to lead the party[3]
Election results
| Year and type of election | Votes | Percentage | Deputies/Town councillors |
| 1977 Spanish legislative election | 34,188 | 3.03 | 0 |
| 1979 Spanish municipal elections | 48,482 | 4.53 | 70 |
| 1979 Spanish legislative election | 42,594 | 4.16 | 0 |
| 1981 Galician parliamentary election | 28,927 | 2.93 | 1 |
References
- El Pais - Los papeles de un comunista; La familia de Santiago Álvarez, fundador del PCG, dona a Comisiones Obreras todo su archivo personal
- "Infoelectoral.es". Archived from the original on 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- Eva Solla, nueva líder del Partido Comunista de Galicia. Faro de Vigo, 04.10.2014