Coalició Compromís (, ), also known as Compromís,Ávila López, E. (2016) ''Modern Spain'', p. 85 is a Valencianist

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in the

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. The parties involved include Més-Compromís, the left-wing Valencian People's Initiative, and the

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group Greens Equo of the Valencian Country and independent members. Together, they defend Valencianist, progressive and

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politics. Compromís was founded in January 2010 to participate in the 2011 elections to the Valencian parliament, and the 2011 local elections. Since the 2015 election year, Compromís has significantly increased its representation in many institutions. As of 2022, the party has 724 councillors all over the Valencian Autonomous Community, 17 parliamentary representatives in the Valencian parliament (''Corts Valencianes''), one representative in the

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of Spain and one in the

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. In the past, it also had one representative in the

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. In the 2015 local elections also has six representatives in the Deputation of Valencia (''València''), two in Castellón (''Castelló''), three in Alicante (''Alacant'') and 84 mayor's offices, among them, the capital city of

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History

In the 2011 Valencian election, Compromís received 176.213 votes (7% of the votes) and 6 of the 99 seats. In the

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, running in coalition with

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in the three Valencian provinces, it won 0.5% of the national vote and 1 MP in Congress ( Joan Baldoví), nearing 5% of the total vote in the

. In the

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it won 1 seat within the European Spring () coalition with other parties (such as

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). In the 2015 Valencian election, Compromís polled third overall after the People's Party (PP) and the Valencian Socialists (PSPV). Compromís got 456.823 votes (18.5% of the votes) and 19 of the 99 seats. The election results allowed a new government to be formed by Compromís and PSPV, with the parliamentary support of Podemos. After negotiations, Mònica Oltra from Compromís was elected as Vice president of

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and

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from PSPV as President. For the

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, Compromís formed a coalition with Podemos, called '' Compromís-Podem-És el moment''. This new coalition was the second most popular political force in the Valencian Country, surpassing the PSPV. They received 671.071 votes, 25,09% of the total vote in the Valencian Country. During the process of creating parliamentary groups, Podemos deputies joined the group within other Podemos deputies from all around Spain, while Compromís joined the Mixed Group. In the 2016 general elections in Spain, Compromís ran again in a coalition with Podemos, called '' A la valenciana'' ("The Valencian Way"), this time the coalition included as well

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, the Valencian branch of United Left. In the

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, it run as Commitment for Europe in coalition with Coalición Caballas, En Marea, Nueva Canarias, Més per Mallorca, Chunta Aragonesista, Partido Castellano-Tierra Comunera, Coalición por Melilla, Iniciativa del Pueblo Andaluz, Izquierda Andalucista, Verdes de Europa, not obtaining any representative. In the

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, they got 336 251 local votes and 724 local councillors, the 1.48% of the total amount of Spanish local councillors It ran in the

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as part of the Sumar electoral coalition getting two MP, Agueda Micó and Alberto Ibañez. In the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain ran as part of the Sumar electoral coalition getting one EMP, Vicent Marzà

Electoral performance

Corts Valencianes

Cortes Generales

European Parliament

Notes

References

External links

Official website of Coalició Compromís
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