The Andalusian Party is a nationalist centre-left political party from Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...

 (Spain

Spain

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), with an important presence in provinces such as Cádiz

Cádiz (province)

Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental Western Europe....

 and Seville

Seville (province)

Seville is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Cádiz, Huelva, Badajoz, and Córdoba.Its area is 14,042 km²...

 although in the past they have stood in other provinces and even won seats in Barcelona to the Catalan Regional Assembly.

The party was founded as the Socialist Alliance of Andalusia (Alianza Socialista de Andalucía) in 1971. In 1976 it took the name Socialist Party of Andalusia (Partido Socialista de Andalucía). In 1979 the name was changed to Socialist Party of Andalusia - Andalusian Party (PSA-Partido Andaluz). The current party name was adopted in 1984. Its current secretary-general is Pilar Gónzalez Modino.

A splinter group, led by former leader Pedro Pacheco

Pedro Pacheco

Pedro Miguel Salgadinho Pacheco de Melo , known as Pacheco, is a Portuguese-born Canadian footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...

, was formed in 2001 under the name Socialist Party of Andalusia (Partido Socialista de Andalucía).

External links

• Partido Andalucista Official website
• Grupo Parlamentario Andalucista Website of PA representatives