Galician Convergence (''Converxencia Galega'' in

Galician language Galician ( , ), also known as Galego (), is a Iberian Romance languages, Western Ibero-Romance language. Around 2.4 million people have at least some degree of competence in the language, mainly in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, an Autonomo ...

, CG) is a Galician political party with a moderate

nationalist Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation,Anthony D. Smith, Smith, A ...

ideology, and which describes itself as

centrist Centrism is the range of political ideologies that exist between left-wing politics and right-wing politics on the left–right political spectrum. It is associated with moderate politics, including people who strongly support moderate policie ...

socially progressive Progressivism is a left-leaning political philosophy and reform movement that seeks to advance the human condition through social reform. Adherents hold that progressivism has universal application and endeavor to spread this idea to human so ...

and

economically liberal Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberalism, ...

, europeanist, interclasisist and confederalist. CG was founded on 24 September 2010, in its first constituent congress in

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. The party consists mostly of former militants of

Terra Galega Terra Galega (TeGa, in English language, English: ''Galician Land'') is a coalition of centrist and galician nationalism, Galician nationalist political parties; it was established on November 4, 2005; but the name has been registered since May 20 ...

, after the split this party suffered in 2010. its president is Xoan Gato, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Ferrol.

Local councils

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