Ferrol en Común
Political party in Spain
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Ferrol en Común ('Ferrol in Common' or 'Ferrol Together', FeC) is a grassroots movement and political coalition in the city of Ferrol, Galicia whose goal is to build a left-wing and participative political electoral alliance. FeC is supported by political parties like Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood (Anova-IN), United Left (EU) and the local circle of Podemos in the city of Ferrol.
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| Abbreviation | FeC |
| Leader | Jorge Suárez |
| Founded | 2015 |
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| Ideology | Participative democracy Galicianism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | SON |
| Ferrol City Council | 3 / 25 |
| Website | |
| ferrolencomun | |
History
Jorge Suárez, a member of United Left, was elected as the candidate for the 2015 local elections. FeC was the second most voted party in said elections (7,142 votes, 21.98%), winning 6 seats in the city council.[1] Suárez was elected as mayor, with the votes of FeC, the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG-PSOE) and the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG).[2]
In the 2019 local elections FeC won only 3 councillors and lost the mayorship of the city to Ángel Mato (PSdeG-PSOE).[3]
Councillors (2019-2023)
- Jorge Juan Suárez Fernández: Law graduate and civil servant. Member of United Left of Galicia and mayor of the city from 2015 to 2019.[4]
- Xiana López Penedo: Worker of the Psychiatry Service in the Public Healthcare System of Galicia. Member of both Anova-IN and the Galician People's Front (FPG). In the Galician elections of 2009 she was the top candidate of the FPG in the province of A Coruña.[5][6]
- Suso Basterrechea López: Graduate in Fine Arts, plastic artist and high school teacher. He was the city councillor of culture between 2015 and 2019.[7][8]
Electoral results
| Ferrol City Council | |||||||
| Election | Votes | % | Seats won | ||||
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| 2015 | 7,230 | 21.99 | 6 / 25 | ||||
| 2019 | 3,663 | 10.71 | 3 / 25 | ||||