Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta
Political party in Spain
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The Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (Spanish: Partido Socialista del Pueblo de Ceuta, abbreviated to PSPC) is a political party in Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain in north Africa. The PSPC was founded in 1985; amongst its members were defectors from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Communist Party.
Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta Partido Socialista del Pueblo de Ceuta | |
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| General secretary | José Antonio Sáiz Castañeda |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | C/ Echegaray 1, local 1-D (Ceuta) |
| Youth wing | Alternativa 21 |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Caballas Coalition |
| Website | |
| pspc.es | |
Aurelio Puya, the founder of the party, became mayor of Ceuta after the previous mayor Francisco Fráiz Armada was voted out by the council on 21 June 1985.[1] Puya was a councillor who had recently defected from the PSOE.[1] Puya served as mayor until the 1987 elections, when his party won 3 seats and formed a governing majority with the PSOE (8 seats) and CDS (2 seats).[1][2] The PSPC won only two seats in the 1991 and 1995 elections, losing both in the 1999 election.[1] For the 2011 election, the PSPC ran together with the Ceutan Democratic Union (UDCE) as the Caballas Coalition, winning four seats.[2]
A major demand of the PSPC is that Ceuta be made into an Autonomous Community, like other regions of Spain.
The youth wing of the PSPC is called Alternativa 21.[3]
