Podemos Region of Murcia
General SecretaryJavier Sánchez Serna
Founded17 January 2014
HeadquartersC/ Cartagena, 84 Bajo 30002 Murcia
IdeologyLeft-wing populism[1]
Political positionLeft-wing[2]
Colours  Purple
Regional Assembly of Murcia
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Congreso de los Diputados (Murcian seats)
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Website
rmurcia.podemos.info

Podemos Region of Murcia is a branch of Podemos in the Region of Murcia, Spain.[3]

In July 2014, the fourth assembly of the Murcian branch was held, with the objective of joining all the Podemos groups of the region into the party.[4] After primaries process ended on 14 February 2015, the first Citizen Regional Council was elected. Óscar Urralburu Arza was elected the secretary general.[5][6]

In the 2015 Murcian parliamentary election, Murcia Podemos won six seats,[7] forming a parliamentary group in Regional Assembly of Murcia.

For the first time, no party has an absolute majority [8] and the People's Party (Spain) now depend on Citizens (Spanish political party) to form a government[9] despite a prior agreement with Podemos and other parties in which C's agreed not to support the PP.[10]

Electoral performance

Regional Assembly of Murcia

Date Votes Seats Status Size
#  % ±pp # ±
2015 84,577 13.2% +13.2 6 Opposition 3rd
2019 36,486 5.6% -7.6 4 Opposition 5th

Cortes Generales

Congress of Deputies
Date Votes Seats Size
#  % ±pp # ±
2015 110,601 15.2% +15.2 1 4th
2016 103,522 14.5% N/A 0 *
2019 (Apr) 79,650 10.4% N/A 0 *
2019 (Nov) 62,897 8.8% N/A 0 *
  
Senate
Date Seats Size
# ±
2015 0 4th
2016 0 *
2019 (Apr) 0 *
2019 (Nov) 0 *

European Parliament

Date Votes Size
#  % ±pp
2014 32,428 7.6% +7.6 5th
2019 51,316 8.0% N/A *

Symbols

References

  1. ↑ Carlos de la Torre (11 December 2014). The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives. University Press of Kentucky. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-8131-4687-4.
  2. ↑ "Spain's ruling PP wins EU vote, political fragmentation rises". Reuters. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Ministerio del Interior. "Ficha de partido político: Podemos". Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nace Podemos Región de Murcia". La Opinión de Murcia. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Óscar Urralburu liderará Podemos en Murcia". La Verdad. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Urralburu, el líder de Podemos en la Región". La Opinión de Murcia. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Proclamación oficial de candidatos electos a las Elecciones a la Asamblea Regional 2015". BORM. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Elecciones a la Asamblea Regional de Murcia". Regional Assembly of Murcia. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
  9. ↑ Fernando Betancor. "Spanish election: analysis of an earthquake". openDemocracy. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
  10. ↑ "Five parties in the Murcia region have sealed a pre-election pact against the PP". Typically Spanish. Retrieved 7 Sep 2015.
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