The Galician Alternative of the Left (, AGE) was an

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of left-wing independentist and

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political parties in Galicia,

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History

It was formed in early 2012, following a schism within the

Galician Nationalist Bloc The Galician Nationalist Bloc ( , BNG) is a political party from Galicia (Spain), Galicia, formed with the merger of a series of left-wing Galician nationalism, Galician nationalist parties. It is self-defined as a "patriotic Popular front, front" ...

, to contest the 2012 Galician parliamentary election, in which it won nine seats, becoming the third party by size in the Galician Parliament, displacing the Galician Nationalist Bloc, and coming second in most of the major cities of Galicia.''Elecciones gallegas 2012: Beiras irrumpe en el Parlamento siete años después de abandonarlo''
ABC. The constituent parties of the coalition are: Renewal–Nationalist Brotherhood, the Galician affiliates of United Left and

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, and Espazo Ecosocialista Galego. In the 2014 European Parliament elections the coalition obtained 10.52% of the votes in Galicia (106,189 votes). The coalition won 11.65% in A Coruña province, 11.44% in Pontevedra province, 8.18% in Lugo province and 6.83% in Ourense province.

Composition

Electoral performance

Parliament of Galicia

European Parliament

References

External links

Official websiteAGE in Europe website
* * {{United Left (Spain) 2012 establishments in Spain 2016 disestablishments in Spain Defunct left-wing political party alliances Defunct political party alliances in Spain Defunct socialist parties in Galicia (Spain) Federalist parties in Spain Political parties disestablished in 2016 Political parties established in 2012 United Left (Spain)