Causa Galiza (Cause Galiza or Galician Cause) is a Galician left-wing Galician pro-independence political party. It was formed in 2012[1] and became a political party in March 2014. In the 2014 European elections, it advised abstaining or voting for the Galician Nationalist Bloc.[2]

Causa Galiza
Founded2012
Merger ofOrganizaçom para a Liberaçom Nacional and independents
HeadquartersSantiago de Compostela
Union affiliationConfederación Intersindical Galega
IdeologyGalician independence
Socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
Website
causagaliza.org
Conference of the organization after the 2016 arrests.

Ideology

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The party considers independence its main objective.[3][4] It also supports socialism, feminism and the autonomy of the social movements.[5][6]

2015 arrests and temporary ban

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On 31 October 2015, nine members of Causa Galiza were arrested under suspicion of membership in Resistência Galega and of glorifying terrorism.[7] The group's activities were prohibited by the Audiencia Nacional[8] until December 2016.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Causa Galiza abre proceso constituinte para crear unha nova organización independentista, asemblear e socialista. Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Causa Galiza acha lexítima quer abstencion, quer apoio pontual coligacióndo BNG e EH Bildu. Sermos Galiza.
  3. ^ "Causa Galiza | inicio".
  4. ^ "Henrique Torres (Causa Galiza): "Insuflar oxigénio na consciência nacional galega é essencial"". Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ^ Causa Galiza: Ideológia
  6. ^ Causa Galiza: É necessária umha estratégia de confontaçom com o Estado para salvarmos o País
  7. ^ Comparecen na Audencia Nacional os detidos de Resistencia galega CRTVG, 02/11/2015 13:54.
  8. ^ En liberdade os oito detidos e suspendida de actividades Causa Galiza. SANTIAGO / MADRID, 2 Nov. (Europa Press)
  9. ^ A Audiencia Nacional devolve á legalidade a Causa Galiza. Praza Pública, 27/12/2016.
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