The Socialist Party of Menorca ( ca, Partit Socialista de Menorca, PSM or PSM-menorca) is a

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and

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in the island of

Menorca Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capi ...

Balearic Isles The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

.Anwen Elias ''Minority Nationalist Parties and European Integration'' 1134033648 2009 "... a Galician-only list; the PSG-EG participated in the coalition Esquerda dos Pobos alongside Unión del Poble Valenciá, Entesa dels Nacionalistes d'Esquerda de Catalunya, Partido Socialista de Mallorca and Partido Socialista de Menorca." It is the major party in the More for Menorca coalition.

History

The party appeared as the merger of two

socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...

parties of

, the Socialist Movement of Menorca and the Federalist Movement of Menorca, in 1977. In 1995 the youth wing of the party, Joventuts d'Esquerra Nacionalista was created.

References

External links

Partit Socialista de Menorca - Official webpage
Political parties in the Balearic Islands Political parties established in 1977 Socialist parties in Spain 1977 establishments in the Balearic Islands {{Spain-party-stub