Ara Més (transl. Now More) is an electoral alliance formed in the Balearic Islands in April 2022 between More for Mallorca (Més), More for Menorca (Més Menorca), Now Eivissa (Ara Eivissa) and independent people from Formentera, with the intention to contest the 2023 Spanish general election.[1] In June 2023, following the early election call after the 28 May local and regional elections, the alliance started talks to join Yolanda Díaz's Sumar,[2] reaching an agreement as Sumar Més,[3] with the exception of Ara Eivissa, that rejected to be part of the coalition.[4] Despite this, Ara Eivissa contested the Senate election as part of the Ibiza and Formentera in the Senate coalition. In early 2024, Ara Més joined Ara Repúbliques for the European Parliament election. In their electoral debut Ara Més ended up as the 5th most voted party in the Balearic Islands with 16.457 votes finishing after the far right.[5][6]

Ara Més
Founded29 April 2022
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Green politics
Left-wing nationalism
Catalan nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationAhora Repúblicas (since 2024)
Website
https://arames.cat/

Composition

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Party
More for Mallorca (Més)
More for Menorca (Més Menorca)
Now Eivissa (Ara Eivissa)

Electoral Performance

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European Parliament

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European Parliament
Election Total Balearic Islands
2024 Within AR
0 / 61
 0 16,547 5,17% (5th)

References

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  1. ^ "Nace Ara Més, un nuevo proyecto político progresista e insularista "para lograr una voz efectiva en Madrid"" (in Spanish). Ibiza: Cadena SER. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ Porcel, Guillem (31 May 2023). "Més apunta a una coalición con Sumar pero exigirá autonomía total". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Palma. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ Porcel, Guillem (9 May 2023). "Vicenç Vidal, candidato de Sumar Més a las generales: "Estamos cansados de que se diga una cosa aquí y otra en Madrid"". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Palma. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ Crespí, Miquel (9 June 2023). "Ara Eivissa, l'únic partit d'Ara Més que ha rebutjat la coalició amb Sumar per a les generals". Ara Balears (in Catalan). Palma. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Resultados en las Islas Baleares de las elecciones europeas 2024". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ^ "ERC, EH Bildu y BNG suman a los baleares Ara Més para reeditar su coalición y concurrir juntos a las elecciones europeas". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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