The Galician Student League (LEG, ''Liga Estudantil Galega'' in

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) is a

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that advocates for a public education, in

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, democratic, of quality and not

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. It is an open organization, which is governed by internal democracy and horizontal assemblies. In the LEG can participate any high school, vocational training or university student.

History

The LEG was born on March 26, 2011, at the Faculty of Law of

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, after a rupture of more than 150 militants of the Comités with this organization. The splitters accused the Comités of ''antidemocratic practices'' and of being totally controlled by the

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. Among the splitters were the militants of youth organizations like Isca!. In April 2012 the first National Assembly of the organization takes place in

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. The same year, in May, the League was the most voted student organization in the

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elections, gaining 20 of the 75 student seats in the University Council. In the 2013 elections in the

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the LEG won 3 of the 60 student seats. In 2014 the League was again the most voted student organization in the

elections, gaining 24 of the 75 student seats in the University Council. Since its foundation the LEG has called for several

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s, including 5 along with the other

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unions, AGIR and Comités. In 2016 the organization joined Erguer - Estudantes da Galiza.

Ideology

The Galician Student League has clear ideological position and rejects

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. The organization openly defines itself as

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, "independentist" and

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and participates in acts of non-student character, as

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and

protests.

References

External links

Official website
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