Galician Socialist Space

Galician Socialist Space (Galician: Espazo Socialista Galego, ESG) is a Galician political party integrated in Máis Galiza and Compromiso por Galicia.

Galician Socialist Space
Espazo Socialista Galego
LeaderXoán Carlos Bascuas
Founded2008 (2008)
Split fromNationalist Left
Student wingMovemento Estudantil Universitario
Comités (until 2010)
Youth wingGalician Nationalist Youth (until 2010)
Galician Socialist Youth
IdeologyGalician nationalism
Democratic socialism
Republicanism
Federalism[1][2]
National affiliationMáis Galiza and Compromiso por Galicia

History

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ESG was founded in 2008 as a split of Nationalist Left (EN), with about 85 of the 300 militants that EN has at the time.[3] Among their current members there are also people who previously had not militants in the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG). ESG defines itself as a defender of the right of self-determination and of sustainable development. The official ideology of the party is secularism, republicanism, multiculturalism, Galician nationalism and socialism.[4]

Integrated into the Máis BNG platform to participate in the 2009 National Assemblyof the BNG, was subsequently one of the members and founders of the critical current inside the BNG Máis Galiza.[5] ESG left the BNG along with Máis Galiza, being their leader, Xoán Carlos Bascuas, the current leader of Máis Galiza and was the candidate of Compromiso por Galicia to the presidency of the Xunta de Galicia in the Galician elections of 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "Espazo Socialista se constituye como nuevo partido en el BNG invocando su apoyo a Quintana". 9 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Vieiros: Galiza Hoxe - O Espazo Socialista Galego promete estimular a "participación activa" da militancia do Bloque".
  3. ^ Sola, Manuel Vázquez (7 April 2008). "Esquerda Nacionalista se escinde en dos partidos". El País.
  4. ^ "Por un novo socialismo galego".
  5. ^ "Bascuas se presentará como candidato a liderar Máis Galiza si cuaja la escisión".