Galicia en Común

Galicia en Común (English: "Galicia in Common") is a left-wing alliance in Galicia formed by Podemos and United Left (EU) as a successor to the En Marea alliance, which after turning into a party broke up from their three constituent parties in early 2019 as a result of political and leadership differences.[4] The alliance has contested the April 2019 and November 2019 Spanish general elections under the En Común–Unidas Podemos label (English: "In Common–United We Can"), and it also exists as a sub-group within the Unidas Podemos confederal parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies.[5] In September 2019, Podemos and EU, together with Anova–Nationalist Brotherhood, comprised the Grupo Común da Esquerda (English: "Common Group of the Left" or "Left Common Group") parliamentary group, also shortened as Común da Esquerda (English: "Common the Left" or "Left Common"),[6][7] and the alliance is scheduled to be renewed ahead of the 2020 Galician regional election.[8][9]

"En Común" redirects here. For the Barcelona party, see Barcelona en Comú. For the Catalan electoral alliance, see En Comú Podem. For the Catalan party, see Catalunya en Comú.
Galicia en Común
Spokesperson in CongressAntón Gómez-Reino[lower-alpha 1]
Founded15 March 2019[2]
Merger ofPodemos
EU
Anova[lower-alpha 2]
Mareas en Común[lower-alpha 3]
Equo (2019)[lower-alpha 4]
Preceded byEn Marea
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationUnidas Podemos
Congress of Deputies[lower-alpha 5]
2 / 23
Spanish Senate
1 / 19
Parliament of Galicia[3]
9 / 75
Website
encomun.gal

History

The political space held by the En Marea party had broke up in January 2019 after internal disputes, after a crisis concerning the election of a new party leadership in late 2018 had resulted in a split between members supporting Luis Villares and En Marea's founding member parties, Podemos, Anova–Nationalist Brotherhood (Anova) and United Left (EU). Villares was elected as new En Marea leader on 24 December 2018 amid accusations of fraud and vote rigging,[10][11] prompting Podemos, Anova and EU to withdraw from En Marea, dubbing it as a "failed" political project.[12][13][14]

Subsequently, Podemos and EU contested the April 2019 general election as an electoral alliance under the En Común–Unidas Podemos brand,[15][16] which for this election also included Equo and Mareas en Común (English: "Tides in Common"), a political organization registered in August 2018 in order to preserve the "Marea" brand after the break up of the En Marea confluence.[17][18][19] After the election, the alliance formed the Galicia en Común sub-group within the Unidas Podemos confederal parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies.[5] Ahead of the November 2019 general election, the alliance was renewed as a Podemos–EU-only coalition, after Equo had left the alliance to run with Más País and the local mareas had chosen not to participate in the new electoral contest.[20][21][22] Anova refused to join the alliance in neither general election, citing difficulties in reaching an agreement for an electoral "broad front".[23][24][25]

In September 2019, MPs from Podemos, EU and Anova in the Parliament of Galicia broke up from the still-existing En Marea parliamentary group and formed the Grupo Común da Esquerda group,[26][27] which considered itself a successor to the Galician Left Alternative alliance.[28] While it has been pointed out by members that the group would be a key for the constitution of a "a candidacy of rupturist unity" succeeding the late En Marea coalition ahead of the next Galician election, it was noted that the parliamentary group's name did not advance the denomination of any prospective electoral brand.[29][30]

The alliance was reformed with Podemos, EU, Anova and the local mareas—such as Marea Atlántica and Compostela Aberta—ahead of the 2020 Galician regional election.[31][9][32]

Composition
Party
We Can (Podemos)
United Left (EU)
Anova–Nationalist Brotherhood (Anova)[lower-alpha 2]
Tides in Common (Mareas en Común)[lower-alpha 3]
Equo (Equo)[lower-alpha 4]

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales
Cortes Generales
Election Electoral alliance and parties Congress Senate
Votes % # Seats +/– Seats +/–
Apr-2019 In Common–United We Can[33]
(Podemos–EU–Mareas en Común–Equo)		 238,061 14.5 3rd
2 / 23
 3[lower-alpha 6]
0 / 16
 1[lower-alpha 6]
Nov-2019 In Common–United We Can[34]
(Podemos–EU)		 188,231 12.6 3rd
2 / 23
 0
0 / 16
 0

Symbols
  • Electoral alliance logo (April 2019 general election)
  • Grupo Común da Esquerda official logo, 2019–present
  • Grupo Común da Esquerda parliamentary group logo, 2019–present

Notes
  1. As spokesperson for the "Galicia en Común" sub-group within the Unidas Podemos confederal parliamentary group.[1]
  2. Did not contest the April and November 2019 general elections.
  3. Did not contest the November 2019 general election.
  4. Left the alliance in September 2019 to join Más País.
  5. Elected within the "En Común–Unidas Podemos" electoral alliance.
  6. Compared to En Marea totals in the 2016 general election.

References
  1. "Gómez-Reino, portavoz en el Congreso al sustituir a Díaz". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. "En Común-Unidas Podemos, marca electoral de la coalición para las generales de EU y Podemos". Europa Press (in Spanish). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. A marcha de Manuel Lago reduce a nove as actas do Grupo Común da Esquerda. Nós Diario.
  4. "Podemos plantea al sector crítico la ruptura de En Marea". El País (in Spanish). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. "Grupo Confederal de Unidas Podemos-En Común Podem-Galicia en Común: el nombre interminable del grupo parlamentario de Podemos en el Congreso". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. "Común da Esquerda afea la década de "gobierno para poderosos" de Feijóo". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. "Chao afirma que el Grupo Común da Esquerda trabaja con "normalidad" y que ningún diputado ocupa listas de Más País". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. "Podemos pregunta a sus bases si quieren una alianza con otras fuerzas bajo la marca En Común y referencia a UP". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  9. "Podemos, IU y las mareas reconstruyen su alianza en Galicia para las elecciones del 5 de abril". El País (in Spanish). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. "La candidatura de Luis Villares gana las primarias de En Marea con el 59% de los votos". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  11. "Las primarias de En Marea acaban en los juzgados por denuncias de fraude". El País (in Spanish). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  12. "Podemos plantea al sector crítico la ruptura de En Marea". El País (in Spanish). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  13. "Podemos Galicia ofrece a EU, Anova y las mareas locales abrir un "diálogo" fuera de En Marea" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  14. "Villares discrepa de los críticos de Podemos y dice que En Marea es "un proxecto con moito futuro"". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. "Aprueban la coalición En Común, marca de Unidas Podemos en Galicia". Diario de Ferrol (in Spanish). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  16. "En Común: la marca de Podemos e IU en Galicia para las elecciones generales". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  17. "El partido En Marea intenta sin éxito impugnar la candidatura de En Común-Unidas Podemos en Galicia para las elecciones generales". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  18. "Podemos se aprovecha del sello Mareas en Común para sus listas en Galicia". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  19. "Las juntas provinciales desestiman la impugnación de En Marea contra el nombre de la candidatura de En Común". Europa Press (in Spanish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  20. "Estas son las 12 coaliciones que se presentan a las elecciones del 10-N". 20minutos (in Spanish). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  21. "Ínigo Errejón y Equo se presentarán con Más País en Pontevedra y A Coruña". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  22. "A Marea Atlántica non participará na campaña das eleccións xerais" (in Galician). Europa Press. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  23. "Anova no se presentará a las generales tras fracasar las negociaciones con Podemos e IU". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  24. "Anova rompe con Podemos y Esquerda Unida y no irá a las elecciones generales". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  25. "Anova no concurrirá a las generales al fracasar su llamamiento a un "frente amplio"". El País (in Spanish). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  26. "Nace 'Grupo Común da Esquerda' para olvidar la fallida En Marea" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  27. "Grupo Común da Esquerda es la nueva marca de Podemos Galicia, ANOVA y Esquerda Unida" (in Spanish). Galicia Press. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  28. "Grupo Común de Esquerda se reivindica como heredero de AGE y "pieza" para derrotar a Feijóo". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  29. "Grupo Común da Esquerda se ve como "una pieza" para crear una futura candidatura de unidad para derrotar a Feijóo". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  30. "Luca Chao (Común da Esquerda) asegura que su grupo "no será un obstáculo" para formar "una alternativa" al PP en Galicia". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  31. "Podemos, EU y las mareas apuran los contactos para una lista que podría encabezar Gómez-Reino". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  32. "La pugna por los puestos de salida, principal escollo entre Anova, Podemos y las mareas". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  33. "Elecciones Generales de 28 de abril de 2019: Coalición En Común–Unidas Podemos (Podemos–EU–Mareas en Común–Equo)". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  34. "Elecciones Generales de 10 de noviembre de 2019: Coalición En Común–Unidas Podemos (Podemos–EU)". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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