Nós–Unidade Popular
Political party
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Nós–Unidade Popular (We–People's Unity) was a Galician left-wing Galician independentist political party. It was formed by the merger of Assembleia da Mocidade Independentista, Primeira Linha and other organizations. Nós–UP never gained any institutional representation. The party announced its self-dissolution in June 2015.
Nós–Unidade Popular | |
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| General Secretary | Carlos Morais |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Dissolved | June 25, 2015[1][2] |
| Merger of | Primeira Linha and Assembleia da Mocidade Independentista |
| Headquarters | C/Quiroga Palácios 42. Santiago de Compostela |
| Newspaper | Voz Própria |
| Student wing | AGIR |
| Youth wing | BRIGA |
| Union affiliation | Confederación Intersindical Galega |
| Ideology | Galician nationalism Socialism Feminism Galician independence Reintegracionism[3] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Website | |
| www.nosgaliza.org (Archived) | |
Activities
In 2004, the party contested the European Parliamentary elections, obtaining 1,331 votes in Galicia (0.12%) and 2,516 votes in Spain. In the Galician elections of 2005, 1,749 votes (0.1%) were obtained. In 2005, the party organized a campaign to eliminate symbolic vestiges of Francoist rule from Galicia, presenting their concerns to the Xunta de Galicia. During some demonstrations associated with this campaign, Nós-UP party members were arrested. The current leader is Carlos Morais.
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