Convocatoria por Asturias
Convocatoria por Asturias | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CxAst |
| Leader | Ovidio Zapico |
| Spokesperson | Javier González Vegas |
| Founded | 5 April 2023[1] |
| Preceded by | Asturias por la Izquierda |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Sumar |
| Colors | Teal |
| Members | United Left of Asturias Más País Asturian Left |
| General Junta of the Principality of Asturias | 3 / 45
|
| Mayors (municipalities of Asturias) | 9 / 78
|
| Councillors (municipalities of Asturias) | 122 / 922
|
Convocatoria por Asturias (CxAst; lit. 'Call for Asturias') is a Spanish electoral alliance in the Principality of Asturias, comprising the United Left of Asturias, Más País and the Asturian Left. The alliance was formed for the 2023 Asturian regional election, and local elections in Asturias on the same day. It is led by Ovidio Zapico, leader of the United Left of Asturias.
The alliance won three seats in the regional election, and gave its support to Adrián Barbón as President of Asturias. For this, it was given control of one ministry in the second government of Adrián Barbón, to be run by Zapico.
History
The United Left of Asturias (IU) and the Asturian Left (IAS) ran together in the 2019 Asturian regional election as Asturias por la Izquierda.[2] They obtained two seats.
On 31 March 2023, the IU and Más País announced their alliance and the name of it.[3] Leader Ovidio Zapico had previously been in negotiations in February for Podemos to join the coalition.[4] The list was finally formed by IU, Más País, and the Asturian Left (IAS). Five IU members, led by Avilés councillor Fernando Díaz Rañón, threatened to walk out due to what they saw as disproportionately high rankings for members of the smaller parties on the list.[5]
The united list came fourth with 7.6% of the vote in the 2023 Asturian regional election, electing three deputies: Zapico, Delia Campomanes Isidoro and Xabel Vegas. All were elected by the Central constituency.[6] The three deputies and the one from Podemos supported Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) leader Adrián Barbón as President of the Principality of Asturias, helping him to a majority of 23 out of 45 seats.[7] In the Second government of Adrián Barbón, it was given one of the eleven ministries: the Ministry of Land Use Planning, Urban Development, Housing and Citizen Rights, to be led by Zapico.[8]
In the 2023 Spanish local elections, the Convocatoria por Oviedo, led by former IU coordinator general Gaspar Llamazares, came fifth in Oviedo with over 10% of the vote, and 3 out of 27 seats. This was no change on the previous result from four years earlier.[9] The Convocatoria por Gijón rose from one seat to two in Gijón, led by Javier Suárez Llana. The party abstained on the vote for mayor, which went to Carmen Moriyón of the People's Party (PP), supported by the Asturias Forum and Vox.[10]
Más País dissolved in late 2023, apart from Más Madrid. Xabel Vegas joined the national executive of Sumar, the platform led by Yolanda Díaz of which all three parties of Convocatoria were members.[11]
References
- ^ "Constitución de coalición electoral" [Constitution of an electoral coalition] (PDF) (in Spanish). Junta Electoral Central. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Izquierda Unida e Izquierda Asturiana suman fuerzas y concurrirán juntas" [United Left and Asturian Left join forces and will run together] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Convocatoria por Asturies será la marca de IU y Más País en las elecciones del 28M" [Convocatoria por Asturias will be the brand of IU and Más País in the 28 May elections]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "El líder de IU en Asturias apuesta por Gaspar Llamazares para su candidatura a la alcaldía en Oviedo" [Leader of the IU in Asturias bets on Gaspar Llamazares for his candidacy for mayor of Oviedo]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Europa Press. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Militantes de IU discrepan con la lista y amenazan con abandonar la confluencia en Asturias con Más País e IAS" [IU members disagree with the list and threaten to abandon the coalition in Asturias with Más País and the IAS]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). EFE. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Estos son los 45 nuevos diputados de la Junta General". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "El socialista Adrián Barbón es investido presidente de Asturias por mayoría absoluta con el apoyo de IU y Podemos" [Socialist Adrián Barbón is invested as president of Asturias with an absolute majority with the support of the IU and Podemos] (in Spanish). RTVE. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Ovidio Zapico, consejero de Ordenación del Territorio, Urbanismo, Vivienda y Derechos Ciudadanos" [Ovidio Zapico, minister of Land Use Planning, Urban Development, Housing and Citizen Rights]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Torre, Franco (29 May 2023). "Llamazares, que llama al diálogo, recupera los tres ediles de IU para Convocatoria por Oviedo" [Llamazares, who calls for dialogue, recovers the IU's three councillors for Convocatoria por Oviedo]. La Nueva Espana (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Valverde, Ana (17 June 2023). "Carmen Moriyón, elegida alcaldesa de Gijón al frente de un gobierno tripartito de derechas formado por Foro, PP y Vox" [Carmen Moriyón, elected mayor of Gijón at the helm of a tripartite right-wing government formed by the Asturias Forum, PP and Vox] (in Spanish). Mi Gijón. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Aduriz, Iñigo (28 September 2024). "Sumar incorpora a Esperanza Gómez y Xabel Vegas a su grupo de coordinación y culmina la disolución de Más País" [Sumar brings in Esperanza Gómez and Xabel Vegas to its coordination group and signs off the dissolution of Más País]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.