Communist Party of Galicia

Communist Part of Galicia
Partido Comunista de Galicia
Secretary-General Carlos Portomeñe
Founded 1968 (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
Parliament of Galicia
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Congreso de los Diputados
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Spanish Senate
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Website
www.pcgalicia.org

The Communist Party of Galicia (Galician: Partido Comunista de Galicia, PCG), is the affiliate of the Communist Party of Spain in Galicia.

History

It was founded by Santiago Álvarez Gómez (1913–2002).[2] 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[3] 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 led the party[4]

Election results

Year and type of election Votes Percentage Deputies/Town councillors
Spanish legislative election, 1977 34,188 3.03 0
Spanish municipal elections, 1979 48,482 4.53 70
Spanish legislative election, 1979 42,594 4.16 0
Galician parliamentary election, 1981 28,927 2.93 1

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