The Partido Galeguista () was a Galician party founded in 1978, referring to itself as the historical descendant of the Partido Galeguista in the

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(1931-1939).

History

After the electoral failure of the coalition of the

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and the Galician Social-Democratic Party, members of both decided to re-form the Partido Galeguista, convoking a conference in November 1978. In the Spanish General and regional elections of 1979, the party formed a coalition called the

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and supported a "Yes" vote in the referendum for the

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that granted autonomy to Galicia in 1980. At the Party conference in June 1981, the Partido Galeguista's policies took a right-wing turn, and Álvarez Gándara was chosen as president. The left-wing faction of the Party, led by Luís Sobrado, was expelled. In the Galician elections of 1981, the party obtained 32,623 votes (3.23%), and in the municipal elections of 1983 only 10,752 votes. In the extraordinary assembly of February 1984, many members supported the merger of the party into the

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. After this, Manuel Beiras left the party and founded the Partido Galeguista (Nationalist).

Elections

References

*Beramendi, X.G. and Núñez Seixas, X.M. (1996): ''O nacionalismo galego''. A Nosa Terra,

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*Beramendi, X.G. (2007): ''De provincia a nación. Historia do galeguismo político''. Xerais,

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