Galician People's Union
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The Galician People's Union (Galician: Unión do Povo Galego[lower-alpha 2]) is a Galician nationalist and communist political party, and is one of the registered political parties of Spain. The party publishes the magazine Terra e Tempo, and the secretary general is Néstor Rego.
Galician People's Union Unión do Povo Galego[lower-alpha 1] | |
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Secretary-General | Néstor Rego |
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Founded | November 1963 (1963-11) |
Headquarters | Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
Newspaper | Terra e tempo |
Youth wing | Union of the Galician Youth |
Ideology | Marxism–Leninism Galician nationalism |
Regional | Galician Nationalist Bloc |
Colors | Red |
Galician Parliament | 4 / 75 |
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It was founded in 1964 with the intention of the independence of Galicia and its transformation into a socialist state. It caused the creation of nationalist fronts such as the Galician National-Popular Assembly and the Bloque Nacionalista Galego. Since 1982 it is one of the parties in the coalition. The current National Spokesperson (Ana Pontón) of the BNG is a member of the UPG.