12th Federal Assembly of United Left (Spain)
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560 delegates in the 12th Federal Assembly of IU Plurality of delegates needed to win | |||||||||||||
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| Registered | 18,036 (primary) | ||||||||||||
| Turnout | 7,467 (41.4%) (primary) | ||||||||||||
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The 12th Federal Assembly of United Left was held in Madrid from 26 March to 27 March 2021, to renovate the governing bodies of the United Left (IU) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. The federal assembly was initially scheduled for July 2020, but it was postponed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
The congress was held following the November 2019 Spanish general election when the alliance managed to enter the government for the first time since the Second Republic. The incumbent general coordinator and Minister of Consumer Affairs Alberto Garzón was reelected for a second term with 76.3% of the vote, thus defeating the candidacy of José Antonio García Rubio; who was supported by former leading figures of IU against the alliance with Podemos and got 20.8% of the vote.[3]
The approved political document called for a bigger integration of IU within the Unidas Podemos alliance, eventually leading to an organizational convergence with Podemos. However, these plans were halted by the establishment of the Sumar platform led by Yolanda Díaz, former member of IU, ahead of the 2023 Spanish general election.[4][5]
Candidates
[edit]| Candidate | Age | Notable positions | Announced | Eliminated | Campaign | Ref. | |
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Elected[edit] | |||||||
| Candidate elected as general coordinator. | |||||||
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35 | Minister of Consumer Affairs (since 2020) General Coordinator of United Left (since 2016) Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Málaga and Madrid (since 2011) |
18 February 2021 |  Elected
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Proclaimed[edit] | |||||||
| Candidates who met the endorsement requirement and were officially proclaimed to contest the primary election. | |||||||
.jpg) García Rubio |
72 | Federal Secretary of Economy and Employment of IU (2012–2020) | 24 October 2020 | 22 March 2021 |  (La Izquierda Necesaria) |
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Endorsements
[edit]Total
[edit]Candidates seeking to run were required to collect the endorsements of at least 2% of the total party members (~361 endorsements).[8]
| Candidate | Endorsements | |||||
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| Count | % T | % V | ||||
| Alberto Garzón | ~2,208 | 12.24 | 76.19 | |||
| José Antonio García Rubio | ~690 | 3.82 | 23.81 | |||
| Total | 2,898 | |||||
| Valid endorsements | 2,898 | 16.07 | ||||
| Not endorsing | 15,138 | 83.93 | ||||
| Total members | 18,036 | |||||
| Sources[9] | ||||||
Public endorsements
[edit]Alberto Garzón
[edit]Alberto Garzón's endorsements
- José Luis Centella, President of the Communist Party of Spain (since 2018), Former Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Spain (2009–2017), Member of the Congress of Deputies for Málaga and Seville (1993–2004 and 2011–2015)[10]
- Antonio Maíllo, Former General Coordinator of United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (2013–2019), Member of the Parliament of Andalusia for Cádiz (2015–2019)[10]
- Inmaculada Nieto, Spokesperson of the Forward Andalusia Group in the Parliament of Andalusia (since 2019), Former Member of the Parliament of Andalusia for Seville (since 2012)[10]
- Rosa Pérez, Regional Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality of the Valencian Community (since 2019), General Coordinator of United Left of the Valencian Country (since 2018), Member of the Corts Valencianes for Valencia (since 2019)[10]
- Sira Rego, Member of the European Parliament for Spain (since 2019), Former Deputy Mayor of Rivas-Vaciamadrid (2015–2019), Former City Councillor of Rivas-Vaciamadrid (2015–2019)[10]
- Enrique Santiago, Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Spain (since 2018), Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (since 2019), Former Secretary-General of the Communist Youth Union of Spain (1990–1993)[10]
José Antonio García Rubio
[edit]José Antonio García Rubio's endorsements
- Lidia Falcón, President of the Feminist Party of Spain (since 1983)[11]
- Francisco Guarido, Mayor of Zamora (since 2015), City Councillor of Zamora (since 1999)[12]
- Cayo Lara, General Coordinator of United Left (2008–2016), Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (2011–2016)[8]
- José Luis Pérez Tapias, Mayor of Fuenteheridos (since 2019)[10]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Primary | Assembly | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Alberto Garzón | 5,694 | 76.26 | Unopposed | ||
| José Antonio García Rubio | 1,553 | 20.80 | Eliminated | ||
| Blank ballots | 220 | 2.94 | — | ||
| Total | 7,467 | — | |||
| Valid votes | 7,467 | 100.00 | — | ||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 7,467 | 41.40 | |||
| Abstentions | 10,569 | 58.60 | |||
| Registered voters | 18,036 | 560 | |||
| Sources[13][14][15] | |||||
By region
[edit]| Region | Electorate | Turnout | Alberto Garzón |
José Antonio García Rubio | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Andalusia | 5,404 | 46.21 | 2,162 | 86.58 | 290 | 11.61 |
| Aragon | 779 | 24.65 | 167 | 86.98 | 22 | 11.46 |
| Asturias | 1,910 | 48.22 | 432 | 46.91 | 388 | 42.13 |
| Balearic Islands | 210 | 17.14 | 27 | 75.00 | 7 | 19.44 |
| Basque Country | 320 | 50.94 | 146 | 89.57 | 15 | 9.20 |
| Canary Islands | 254 | 31.89 | 46 | 56.79 | 34 | 41.98 |
| Cantabria | 153 | 39.22 | 47 | 78.33 | 13 | 21.67 |
| Castile and León | 1,034 | 47.49 | 313 | 63.75 | 171 | 34.83 |
| Castilla–La Mancha | 1,016 | 40.55 | 310 | 75.24 | 95 | 23.06 |
| Catalonia | 763 | 34.60 | 237 | 89.77 | 26 | 9.85 |
| Ceuta | 8 | 25.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extremadura | 478 | 33.68 | 118 | 73.29 | 34 | 21.12 |
| Galicia | 591 | 26.23 | 113 | 72.90 | 30 | 19.35 |
| La Rioja | 114 | 63.16 | 42 | 58.33 | 30 | 41.67 |
| Madrid | 1,834 | 38.99 | 643 | 89.93 | 55 | 7.69 |
| Melilla | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Murcia | 599 | 31.05 | 155 | 83.33 | 25 | 13.44 |
| Navarre | 288 | 41.32 | 81 | 68.07 | 36 | 30.25 |
| Valencian Community | 2,226 | 40.84 | 629 | 69.20 | 275 | 30.25 |
| Exterior | 54 | 57.41 | 24 | 77.42 | 7 | 22.58 |
| Total | 18,036 | 41.40 | 5,694 | 76.26 | 1,553 | 20.80 |
References
[edit]- ^ "IU aplaza hasta finales de marzo la asamblea que marcará el rumbo del partido". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Partido Comunista de España / Izquierda Unida / P.S.U.C. / Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Alberto Garzón será reelegido como líder de IU al lograr su candidatura más del 76% de los votos de los militantes" (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "PCE defenderá "superar" IU en su asamblea federal y converger en Unidas Podemos" (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Frauca, José Antonio (2 June 2023). "Alberto Garzón va a romper ya con Podemos y pondrá a disposición de Yolanda Díaz las sedes y estructura de IU". El Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Garzón presenta su candidatura a la reelección como dirigente de IU". The Objective (in Spanish). EFE. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Riveiro, Aitor (12 October 2020). "El sector de IU contrario a la alianza con Podemos prepara una candidatura alternativa a la de Garzón para la Asamblea Federal". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "García Rubio, rival de Garzón para liderar Izquierda Unida: "Podemos ya es el sistema, IU es la única alternativa"" (in Spanish). Madrid. Servimedia. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "IU valida los avales de las dos candidaturas a la XII Asamblea a las que ahora votará el conjunto de la afiliación para elegir a las personas que integrarán los órganos de dirección". Izquierda Unida (in Spanish). 9 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "La candidatura de Garzón para revalidar su liderazgo en IU reúne a destacados cargos de la formación y a Antonio Maíllo" (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Picazo, Alejandro (16 October 2020). "Batalla en Izquierda Unida: Críticos con Garzón crean una candidatura para alejar al partido de los postulados de Podemos". El Cierre Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "El alcalde de Zamora apoya la candidatura presentada por el sector crítico de IU liderada por García Rubio". El Español (in Spanish). EFE/Europa Press. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "XII Asamblea Federal IU - Recuento votaciones" (PDF). Izquierda Unida (in Spanish). 22 March 2021.
- ^ "La candidatura encabezada por Alberto Garzón para dirigir Izquierda Unida los próximos cuatro años vence con un 76,26% de los votos de la XII Asamblea Federal". Izquierda Unida (in Spanish). 22 March 2021.
- ^ "La Asamblea de IU reelige a Alberto Garzón como coordinador federal". Heraldo (in Spanish). Europa Press. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2023.