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12th Federal Assembly of United Left (Spain)
Spanish party leadership election
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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]
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15â19 March 2021 (primary)
26â27 March 2021 (assembly) | |||||||||||||
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 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 GarcÃa 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 DÃaz, former member of IU, ahead of the 2023 Spanish general election.[4][5]
Candidates
| Candidate | Age | Notable positions | Announced | Eliminated | Campaign | Ref. | |
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Elected | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Candidates who met the endorsement requirement and were officially proclaimed to contest the primary election. | |||||||
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72 | Federal Secretary of Economy and Employment of IU (2012â2020) | 24 October 2020 | 22 March 2021 |  (La Izquierda Necesaria) |
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Endorsements
Total
Candidates seeking to run were required to collect the endorsements of at least 2% of the total party members (â361 endorsements).[8]
| Candidate | Endorsements | |||||
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| Count | % T | % V | ||||
| Alberto Garzón | â2,208 | 12.24 | 76.19 | |||
| José Antonio GarcÃa Rubio | â690 | 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
Alberto Garzón
- José Luis Centella, President of the Communist Party of Spain (since 2018), Former Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Spain (2009â2017), Member of the Congress of Deputies for Málaga and Seville (1993â2004 and 2011â2015)[10]
- Antonio MaÃllo, Former General Coordinator of United Left/The GreensâAssembly for Andalusia (2013â2019), Member of the Parliament of Andalusia for Cádiz (2015â2019)[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 (2015â2019), Former City Councillor of Rivas-Vaciamadrid (2015â2019)[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 (1990â1993)[10]
José Antonio GarcÃa Rubio
- 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 (2008â2016), Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (2011â2016)[8]
- José Luis Pérez Tapias, Mayor of Fuenteheridos (since 2019)[10]
Results
| Candidate | Primary | Assembly | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Alberto Garzón | 5,694 | 76.26 | Unopposed | ||
| José Antonio GarcÃa Rubio | 1,553 | 20.80 | Eliminated | ||
| Blank ballots | 220 | 2.94 | N/a | ||
| Total | 7,467 | N/a | |||
| Valid votes | 7,467 | 100.00 | N/a | ||
| 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
| Region | Electorate | Turnout | Alberto Garzón |
José Antonio GarcÃa 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 |
| CastillaâLa 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 |