Aran Amassa (in Aranese: Aran Together) is a political party in the Val d'Aran founded in 2018. The party defines itself as a "left-wing alternative to the traditional two-party system in the Aran Valley.[2] The majority of the members of Aran Amassa come from the Popular Unity Candidacy, Occitan Republican Left and United and Alternative Left.[3]
Aran Amassa | |
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| President | Hug de la Rosa Ruperto |
| General Secretary | Julián Fernández |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Merger of | Corròp United and Alternative Left Som Alternativa Popular Unity Candidacy Occitan Republican Left[1] |
| Headquarters | Vielha e Mijaran |
| Ideology | Socialism Aranese self-determination Catalan independence Occitan nationalism Ecologism Anticapitalism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | None. Linked to the Republican Left of Catalonia. |
| General Council of Aran | 0 / 13 |
| Town councillors in the Aran Valley | 7 / 59 |
| Mayors in the Aran Valley | 1 / 9 |
| Website | |
| www.aranamassa.org | |
History
editThe party gained 4 municipal councillors in the 2019 local elections, but failed to gain a seat in the General Council of Aran.[4]
References
edit- ^ El sobiranisme s’uneix a l’Aran amb Mireia Boya com a candidata a síndica. Ara, 23/05/2019.
- ^ Vielha: Aran Amassa se presente coma era alternatiua d’esquèrra en Aran. Jornalet, 11/04/2019.
- ^ El sobiranisme s’uneix a l’Aran amb Mireia Boya com a candidata a síndica. Ara, 23/05/2019.
- ^ Majoria socialista al Conselh Generau d'Aran i a sis municipis de la Vall. TV3, 27/05/2019.