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Communist Party Of Spain (main)
The Communist Party of Spain (; PCE) is a communist party that, since 1986, has been part of the United Left coalition, which is currently part of Sumar. Two of its politicians are Spanish government ministers: Yolanda Díaz (Minister of Labour and Social Economy) and Sira Rego (Minister of Youth and Children). The PCE was founded by 1921, after a split in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (; PSOE). The PCE was founded by those who opposed the social democratic wing of the PSOE, because the social democrat wing did not support the PSOE's integration in the Communist International founded by Vladimir Lenin two years prior. The PCE was a merger of the Spanish Communist Party () and the Spanish Communist Workers' Party (). The PCE was first legalized after the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in April 1931. The republic was the first democratic regime in the history of Spain. The PCE gained much support in the months before the Spanish coup of July 1936, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Centella
José Luis Centella Gómez (born 1958) is a Communist Party of Spain (PCE) politician. He served in the Congress of Deputies from 1995 to 2004 and 2011 to 2015. He was his party's secretary general from 2009 to 2018, subsequently becoming its president. Biography Born in Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba, Centella became a teacher and was elected to the town council in Benalmádena in 1987. In 1995, he became a member of the Congress of Deputies representing Málaga (Congress of Deputies constituency), Málaga, succeeding Antonio Romero Ruiz who was running for mayor. In October 1996, he sent 1,373 Spanish peseta, pesetas (less than €10) to prime minister José María Aznar in protest at government spending for the province of Málaga; the amount was what Centella estimated to be the government's spend per person in the province. During his time on congressional commissions, Centella spoke on issues such as the olive and fishing industries, recovering the works of Pablo Picasso and Cub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comisiones Obreras
The Workers' Commissions () since the 1970s has become the largest trade union in Spain. It has more than one million members, and is the most successful union in labor elections, competing with the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), which is historically affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and with the anarcho-syndicalist Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT), which is usually a distant third. The CCOO were organized in the 1960s by the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and workers' Roman Catholic groups to fight against Francoist Spain, and for labor rights (in opposition to the non-representative "vertical unions" in the Spanish Labour Organization). The various organizations formed a single entity after a 1976 Congress in Barcelona. Along with other unions like the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) and the UGT, it called a general strike in 1976, and carried out protests against the conditions in the country. Marcelino Camacho, a major figure of Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Youth And Children
The Ministry of Youth and Children (, MIJUI) is a ministerial department in the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on matters of youth and protection of minors. The department was created as part of the Sánchez III Government as a split from the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda. It also assumed some of its powers from the High Commissioner for the Fight against Child Poverty that existed in the Office of the Prime Minister from 2018 to 2023. It is headed by Sira Rego. Structure The Ministry is structured as follows: * The Secretariat of State for Youth and Children ** The Directorate-General for Children and Adolescents Rights *** The Deputy Directorate-General for the Promotion of Children and Adolescents Rights *** The Deputy Directorate-General for Children and Adolescents Programs * The Undersecretariat ** The General Technical Secretariat *** The Deputy General Technical Secretariat *** The Deputy Directorate- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sira Rego
Sira Abed Rego (; born 20 November 1973) is a Spanish dietitian and politician affiliated with United Left (IU) who has been serving as Minister of Youth and Children in the Government of Spain since 2023. Rego was a Member of the European Parliament between 2019 and 2023. Career As an MEP she was nominated as European United Left–Nordic Green Left's candidate for President of the European Parliament, placing fourth in the election held on 3 July 2019. On 15 September 2022, she was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for alleged human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. On 21 November 2023, she was appointed Minister of Youth and Children in the Government of Spain. In 2024, Rego led a bid for the leadership of IU, but lost to Antonio Maíllo. Political views She has been committed to the fight against violence against women in all areas and throughout the world. In the wake of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Labour (Spain)
The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy (MITES) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for planning and carrying out the government policy on labour relations and social economy. The MITES is headed by the Minister of Labour, a Cabinet member who is appointed by the Monarch at request of the Prime Minister. The Labour Minister is assisted by five high-ranking officials, the Secretary of State for Migration, the Secretary of State for Social Security, the Secretary of State for Employment, the Secretary General for Immigration and Emigration and the Under Secretary of Labour. The current minister is Yolanda Díaz. History The idea of creating a Ministry of Labour was manifested by the King Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ... in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolanda Díaz
Yolanda Díaz Pérez (; born 6 May 1971) is a Spanish politician and labour lawyer, currently serving as Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Second Deputy Prime Minister since 2021, and Ministry of Labour (Spain), Minister of Labour and Social Economy of the Government of Spain since 2020. A longtime member of the Communist Party of Spain, in 2023 she founded the electoral alliance Sumar (electoral platform), Sumar, as well as its instrumental party Movimiento Sumar, resigning as the leader of the alliance in 2024. She has been a member of the Congress of Deputies since 2016, having previously been a Ferrol, Spain, Ferrol municipal councillor (2003–2012) and member of the Parliament of Galicia (2012–2016). She was also the National Coordinator of Esquerda Unida (EU) from 2005 to 2017. Early life and education Born in San Valentín, Fene, on 6 May 1971, next to the shipyard of Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste (ASTANO), Díaz is a member of a family of renowned trade uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Government
The government of Spain () is the central government which leads the executive branch and the General State Administration of the Kingdom of Spain. The Government consists of the Prime Minister and the Ministers; the prime minister has the overall direction of the Ministers and can appoint or terminate their appointments freely. The ministers also belong to the supreme decision-making body, known as the Council of Ministers. The Government is responsible before the Parliament (), and more precisely before the Congress of the Deputies, a body which elects the Prime Minister or dismisses them through a motion of censure. This is because Spain is a parliamentary system established by the Constitution of 1978. Its fundamental regulation is placed in Title IV of the Constitution, as well as in Title V of that document, with respect to its relationship with the , and in Law 50/1997, of 27 November, of the Government. According to Article 97 of the Constitution and Article 1.1 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red (color)
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century brough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission. The Parliament is composed of 720 members (MEPs), after the June 2024 European elections, from a previous 705 MEPs. It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India), with an electorate of around 375 million eligible voters in 2024. Since 1979, the Parliament has been directly elected every five years by the citizens of the European Union through universal suffrage. Voter turnout in parliamentary elections decreased each time after 1979 until 2019, when voter turnout increased by eight percentage points, and rose above 50% for the first time since 1994. The voting age is 18 in all EU member states e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Spain
The Senate () is the upper house of the , which along with the Congress of Deputies – the lower chamber – comprises the Parliament of the Kingdom of Spain. The Senate meets in the Palace of the Senate in Madrid. The presiding officer of the Senate is the president of the Senate, who is elected by the members at the first sitting after each national election. The composition of the Senate is established in Part III of the Spanish Constitution. Each senator represents a province, an autonomous city or an autonomous community. Each mainland province, regardless of its population size, is equally represented by four senators; in the insular provinces, the larger islands are represented by three senators and the minor islands are represented by a single senator. Likewise, the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla elect two senators each. This direct election results in the election of 208 senators by the citizens. In addition, the regional legislatures also designate their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumar (electoral Platform)
Sumar () is an electoral alliance constituted for the 2023 Spanish general election, founded by Spanish Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, second deputy prime minister and Ministry of Labour (Spain), labour minister Yolanda Díaz, provisionally registered as an association on 28 March 2022 and publicly unveiled on 18 May. After a series of nationwide public events from July 2022 to 25 March 2023, the association presented its manifesto and officially announced Díaz's candidacy for the election on 2 April. On 30 May, after 2023 Spanish general election, a snap general election was called, the association registered as a political party under the name Movimiento Sumar ("Unite Movement" in English; SMR). History Background As a result of Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Pablo Iglesias's departure from active politics in May 2021, Ministry of Labour (Spain), Labour minister—and, from July 2021, Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, second deputy prime minister—Yolanda Díaz, came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of Deputies
The Congress of Deputies () is the lower house of the , Spain's legislative branch, the upper house being the Senate of Spain, Senate. The Congress meets in the Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid, Palace of the Parliament () in Madrid. Congress has 350 members elected from fifty-two Constituency, constituencies (the fifty Provinces of Spain, provinces and two Autonomous cities of Spain, autonomous cities) using closed list D'Hondt method, D'Hondt proportional representation. Deputies serve four-year terms. The presiding officer and speaker is the President of the Congress of Deputies, who is elected by the members at the first sitting of Congress after an election. The two principal bodies in Congress are Parliamentary group (Spain), parliamentary groups and committee, parliamentary committees (). All MPs are required to be members of a parliamentary group, the institutionalised form of political parties. Groups act with one voice represented by their spokesperson. In other words, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
