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Political party in Spain
Podemos Region of Murcia
General SecretaryJavier Sánchez Serna
Founded17 January 2014
HeadquartersC/ Cartagena, 84 Bajo 30002 Murcia
IdeologyLeft-wing populism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Purple
Regional Assembly of Murcia2 / 45
Congreso de los Diputados (Murcian seats)1 / 10
Website
rmurcia.podemos.info

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

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. After primaries process ended on 14 February 2015, the first Citizen Regional Council was elected. Óscar Urralburu Arza was elected the secretary general.

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

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

Electoral performance

Regional Assembly of Murcia

Date Votes Seats Status Size
# % ±pp # ±
2015 84,577 13.2% +13.2 6 / 45 6 Opposition 3rd
2019 36,486 5.6% -7.6 2 / 45 4 Opposition 5th

Cortes Generales

Congress of Deputies
Date Votes Seats Size
# % ±pp # ±
2015 110,601 15.2% +15.2 1 / 10 1 4th
2016 103,522 14.5% N/A 1 / 10 0 *
2019 (Apr) 79,650 10.4% N/A 1 / 10 0 *
2019 (Nov) 62,897 8.8% N/A 1 / 10 0 *
 
Senate
Date Seats Size
# ±
2015 0 / 4 0 4th
2016 0 / 4 0 *
2019 (Apr) 0 / 4 0 *
2019 (Nov) 0 / 4 0 *

European Parliament

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

Symbols

  • Logo from July 2014 to May 2020. Logo from July 2014 to May 2020.

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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