Terra Galega
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Terra Galega is a coalition of center-wing Galician nationalist
political parties; it was established on November 4, 2005; but the name has been registered since May 2005.
It was formed by Centro Democrático Independente (CDI), Iniciativa Galega, Coalición Galega, Unidade por Narón
and other little local political forces that have 4 mayor
s and 64 councillor
s in 32 galician municipalities.
They held a Constituent Congress on May 20, 2006; with the participation of 500 future members that chose Pablo Padín, former minister of Health of Galicia, as president; and Xoán Gato, mayor of Narón
, as General Coordinator. Guillermo Sánchez Fojo was named "Vice-Coordinator of the Northern Zone", Xosé Luis Vilas Martín was named "Vice-Coordinator of the South Zone" and Marian Ferreiro Díaz was named "National Coordinator of Youth". The youth members of TeGa are named Mocedade de Terra Galega.
In October, 2006 Unión Ourensana joined the coalition and also 6 of the 12 councilors from the Partido Popular de Galicia at Arteixo
.
In the municipal elections of 2007 they presented 63 candidatures, mainly in the province of A Coruña, and they obtained 66 councillors.
Galician nationalism
Galician nationalism is a political movement arguing for the recognition of Galicia as a nation. The political movement referred to as modern Galician nationalism was born at the beginning of the twentieth century from the idea of Galicianism.- Ideology :...
political parties; it was established on November 4, 2005; but the name has been registered since May 2005.
It was formed by Centro Democrático Independente (CDI), Iniciativa Galega, Coalición Galega, Unidade por Narón
Unidade por Narón
Unidade por Narón is a municipal, independent, galician nationalist and progresist political party.It has his roots in the Partido Socialista Galego-Esquerda Galega, and later in Unidade Galega...
and other little local political forces that have 4 mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s and 64 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s in 32 galician municipalities.
They held a Constituent Congress on May 20, 2006; with the participation of 500 future members that chose Pablo Padín, former minister of Health of Galicia, as president; and Xoán Gato, mayor of Narón
Narón
Narón is a municipality in Ferrolterra, Galicia .Geographically, the town is very close to the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Ferrol is 5 km away...
, as General Coordinator. Guillermo Sánchez Fojo was named "Vice-Coordinator of the Northern Zone", Xosé Luis Vilas Martín was named "Vice-Coordinator of the South Zone" and Marian Ferreiro Díaz was named "National Coordinator of Youth". The youth members of TeGa are named Mocedade de Terra Galega.
In October, 2006 Unión Ourensana joined the coalition and also 6 of the 12 councilors from the Partido Popular de Galicia at Arteixo
Arteixo
Arteixo is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Its area is 93.76 km² and its population is 29,762...
.
In the municipal elections of 2007 they presented 63 candidatures, mainly in the province of A Coruña, and they obtained 66 councillors.
External links
- Web of Terra Galega (glGalician languageGalician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
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