Asturian nationalism
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Nationalism
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and regionalism
Regionalism (politics)
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is present in the politics spectrum of the Principality of Asturias. Although asturian nationalist parties like Partíu Asturianista
Partíu Asturianista
Partíu Asturianista is a nationalist political party from Asturias, Spain,founded in 1985 by Xuan Xosé Sánchez Vicente.-Ideology:...
did have institutional representation in the Asturian parliament and government and others like Andecha Astur
Andecha Astur
thumb|"[[Asturina cola estrella bermeya]]". A [[Red star|socialist]] and nationalist flag of [[Asturias]] used by Andecha AsturAndecha Astur is an Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Spain.-History:The party was founded in 1990...
have also political representation in some municipalities nowadays, the nationalist movement can be sometimes seen more at a level of social movement
Social movement
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than an element with a clear institutional representation.
These movements are usually rooted in the several stages of political sovereignty
Sovereignty
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that Asturias has lived, with the time of Kingdom of Asturias
Kingdom of Asturias
The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania...
between the years 718 and 925, the declaration of sovereignty of The General Assembly of the Principality of Asturias of 1808, the Socialist Asturian Republic in 1934 and Sovereign Assembly of Asturias and Leon of 1937 as highlights, although these two last historical events hardly can be seen as soveranist movements.
Present Asturian nationalism includes political parties and organizations from the left political spectrum, having Andecha Astur
Andecha Astur
thumb|"[[Asturina cola estrella bermeya]]". A [[Red star|socialist]] and nationalist flag of [[Asturias]] used by Andecha AsturAndecha Astur is an Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Spain.-History:The party was founded in 1990...
/Darréu
Darréu
Darréu - Mocedá Nacionaliego is a left-wing Asturian nationalist youth organization. It is based in the Asturias region of northwestern Spain.-Ideology:...
in the socialism, Unidá
Unidá
Unidá is an Asturian federation of parties formed by Izquierda Asturiana, members coming from Andecha Astur , and by the local parties Andecha por Carreño, Asturianistes por Nava and Asturianistes por Piloña, forming a local series of groups with the name of Unidá such as Unidá-Avilés or...
and Bloque por Asturies in the left-wing
Left-wing politics
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, and Partíu Asturianista
Partíu Asturianista
Partíu Asturianista is a nationalist political party from Asturias, Spain,founded in 1985 by Xuan Xosé Sánchez Vicente.-Ideology:...
in the socialdemocracy but altogheter do not represent more than a minimal part of the Asturian society.
Political parties and organizations (by alphabetical order)
- Andecha AsturAndecha Asturthumb|"[[Asturina cola estrella bermeya]]". A [[Red star|socialist]] and nationalist flag of [[Asturias]] used by Andecha AsturAndecha Astur is an Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Spain.-History:The party was founded in 1990...
, leftist nationalist political party (socialist). - Bloque por Asturies, leftist nationalist political party. In coalition with Izquierda UnidaUnited Left (Spain)The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain...
in Asturias. - Unidá Nacionalista AsturianaUnidáUnidá is an Asturian federation of parties formed by Izquierda Asturiana, members coming from Andecha Astur , and by the local parties Andecha por Carreño, Asturianistes por Nava and Asturianistes por Piloña, forming a local series of groups with the name of Unidá such as Unidá-Avilés or...
, leftist nationalist political party formed by Izquierda Asturiana and other organizations. - Unión Asturianista, electoral coalition of the socialdemocrat nationalist Partíu AsturianistaPartíu AsturianistaPartíu Asturianista is a nationalist political party from Asturias, Spain,founded in 1985 by Xuan Xosé Sánchez Vicente.-Ideology:...
and the centrist- autonomist Unión Renovadora Asturiana.
External links (in asturian language)
- http://www.andecha.org/ Andecha Astur.
- http://www.bloque.as/ Bloque por Asturies.
- http://www.asturianista.as/ Partíu Asturianista.
- http://www.unida.as/ Unidá Nacionalista Asturiana.
- http://union.asturianista.as/ Unión Asturianista.
- http://geo.ya.com/Pais_Astur/ Asturian irredentism.