Por Andalucía (English: "For Andalusia") is an Andalusian-based electoral alliance formed by Podemos, United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA), Equo, Green Alliance (AV), Más País and Andalusian People's Initiative (IdPA) to contest the 2022 Andalusian regional election.[1][2] The alliance was launched after over two months of negotiations between the parties to the left of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A), in an attempt to form a joint list that avoided wasted votes; however, both the new Adelante Andalucía party of Teresa Rodríguez, as well as the Andalusian Andalucía por Sí (AxSí)—which had been a founding member of the Andaluces Levantaos alliance between Más País, IdPA and itself—rejected joining in.[3][4]

For Andalusia
Por Andalucía
Founded25 April 2022 (2022-04-25)
Merger ofUnidas Podemos por Andalucía
Andaluces Levantaos
Preceded byAdelante Andalucía
IdeologyProgressivism
Green politics
Regionalism
Political positionLeft-wing
MembersSee list of members
Parliament of Andalusia
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Website
porandalucia.org

An early agreement was concluded in late March 2022,[5] and by April 2022 the new joint alliance of all these parties (with the exception of Adelante Andalucía and AxSí) was given the name Por Andalucía (Spanish for "For Andalusia"),.[6] Controversy ensued as the role Podemos would play in the coalition, if any, became unclear. This conflict became more evident when the party presented its own prospective candidate, Juan Antonio Delgado, with no guarantees of participating in the coalition being given.[7][8] A last-minute electoral coalition was reached between Podemos, IULV–CA, Greens Equo, Green Alliance (AV), Más País and Andalusian People's Initiative (IdPA), but because Podemos and AV failed to file the required documentation ahead of the legal deadline, both parties found themselves unable to be awarded full party rights within the coalition. The coalition partners have nevertheless downplayed the impact of that administrative decision as a 'technicality' that will not affect the course of the campaign.[9][10]

Composition

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Party
We Can Andalusia (Podemos Andalucía)
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)
Equo (Equo)
Green Alliance (AV)
More Country Andalusia (Más País–Andalucía)[a]
Andalusian People's Initiative (IdPA)

Electoral performance

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Parliament of Andalusia

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Parliament of Andalusia
Election Leading candidate Votes % Seats /– Government
2022 Inmaculada Nieto 281,688 7.68 (#4)
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 0[b] Opposition

Notes

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  1. ^ Más País was merged into Movimiento Sumar in 2023
  2. ^ Compared to United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia totals within Forward Andalusia in the 2018 regional election.

References

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  1. ^ Cela, Daniel (25 April 2022). "Las izquierdas andaluzas lanzan su candidatura única con la marca 'Por Andalucía' pese al reparo de Podemos". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Las izquierdas consiguen un acuerdo para concurrir a las elecciones bajo la marca Por Andalucía". El Mundo (in Spanish). Seville. EFE. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Andalucía Por Sí se desmarca del "frente amplio" al que sí se abren sus socios en 'Andaluces Levantaos' y Unidas Podemos" (in Spanish). Seville: Europa Press. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Podemos agrupa a todas las confluencias de izquierda contra Teresa Rodríguez". El Imparcial (in Spanish). 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ^ Cela, Daniel (28 March 2022). "Podemos, IU, Más País, Equo y dos partidos andalucistas pactan una candidatura única de izquierdas en Andalucía". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Las izquierdas consiguen un acuerdo para concurrir a las elecciones bajo la marca Por Andalucía". El Mundo (in Spanish). Seville. EFE. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ P. Chávarri, Inés (21 April 2022). "Podemos presenta a su candidato al margen de las negociaciones para la confluencia de izquierdas". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. ^ Cela, Daniel (25 April 2022). "Las izquierdas andaluzas lanzan su candidatura única con la marca 'Por Andalucía' pese al reparo de Podemos". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Podemos, IU y Más País acuerdan in extremis una coalición con Inmaculada Nieto (IU) como candidata a la Junta" (in Spanish). Seville: Europa Press. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ^ Cela, Daniel (2022-05-07). "La candidatura de izquierdas andaluza afronta un litigio por la ausencia de la firma de Podemos en el registro". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-10.