Madrid, Valladolid, Murcia and Malaga are some cities that have been initiatives ‘Ganemos’ after pioneering ‘Guanyem Barcelona’
MADRID, Aug 17. (IRIN) –
The emergence of ‘Guanyem’ platform in Barcelona with the exportavoz Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH) Colau Ada has led to the creation of similar groups in other Spanish cities with the same goal: forming citizen candidates following the convergence of social movements and political parties to win the next elections and they say, “throw Mafia institutions”
<. p> So, in addition to Barcelona, and have their own ‘Let’s win’ the cities of Madrid, Valladolid, Logroño, Murcia and Malaga, in some cases projects more established than others, but all with the intention to submit an application in upcoming local elections in May 2015.
The kick-off of this movement was the manifesto signed by over 200 personalities originated Guanyem in Barcelona in late June. Almost two months later, this phenomenon has expanded to other parts of Catalonia.
So, has already filed a similar platform in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), the second most populous city Catalonia, and are emerging similar initiatives in other municipalities of the metropolitan belt Barcelona, as Ruby, Cerdanyola del Vallès Mollet del Vallès.
In all cases, is to look ahead to the upcoming municipal elections unity between neighborhood associations and social movements and leftist forces –ICV different, EUiA, CUP can -.
LEADERS OF THE LEFT WITH CATALAN GUANYEM
In fact, the presentation of the platform in Barcelona attended by representatives of ICV, EUiA, CUP and can, as the co-leader of ICV, Joan Herrera; ecosocialists councilors in Barcelona Ricard Gomà, Janet and Isabel Sanz Ribas; Members in Parliament David Fernández (CUP) and David Companyon (ICV-EUiA); former deputy PSC Toni Comín and elected MEPs Ernest Urtasun (ICV-EUiA) and Pablo Echenique (We can).
But Guanyem Barcelona has been given until September 15 to collect 30,000 endorsements and so finding supported citizenship. Furthermore, Colau, one of the most visible faces of the project, wanted to make clear that the initiative strives to be your particular “stall”.
In Madrid, the project made under the brand ‘Madrid’s win’, which It was originally called ‘Municipalia’, has already held two meetings last –the with an attendance of two hundred people– and plans to convene a new one in late September to outline the basis of this movement that aims to wrest the mayor of Madrid the PP.
As in Barcelona, the process has brought both activists of social movements as PAH, 15-M or the tides, as supporters of individual time of political parties such as the United Left, we, equo or X Party.
As he explained to Europa Press Nuria Sanchez, spokesman for the Madrid initiative, the possibility that these forces and groups attend together same list under the ‘white label’ for ‘Let’s win’ is “on the table”, but remember that any agreement must be the product of consensus.
THE 15-MY EL EXAMPLE WE CAN ‘
Also, the activist has acknowledged that the unexpected result can in the last European elections, in which the band led by Pablo Iglesias won five seats despite being his first electoral appearance, has served to demonstrate, in his opinion, “that can be won and that there is a social majority for change and has decided to participate.”
However, Nuria Sanchez recalls that the idea ” glue “between the forces unhappy with the current system was already before. In fact, says it was the 15-M movement originating many of the participants in this initiative, which three years ago laid the necessary groundwork for today born such projects.
In this Similarly, the spokesman ‘Ganemos Murcia’ Margarita Guerrero has secured told Europa Press that the “15-M was the awakening of the Spanish people, who are tired of being outside the political decisions.” “The M-15 was never organized in a game, but from there born organizations continue their work of politicization” adds
According to Margarita Guerrero., This evolution is due to a matter of ” political maturity, “the growing need for people to have a more active participation in politics, and the” clear message “of” yes we can “that, in his opinion, has launched the formation of Pablo Iglesias with their results in European and in recent polls.
Also, the spokesman ‘Ganemos Murcia’, which plans to hold its first meeting in late September, explained that since I have started to organize have noticed “There is receptivity in the party members involved in the project,” face to form a joint bid, which in this case would go beyond Murcia city, to reach as many municipalities in the region as possible.
IU, EQUO, CAN
In Valladolid, where Ganemos was presented in late July, the project has also been “well received” in formations like IU, equo and we, explained spokeswoman María Velázquez. “There is a good feeling with them,” he added.
With the emergence of all these groups under the “brand” made in Barcelona, the platform on which Colau integrates recently clarified that “no disadvantages” to share the name with other citizens’ who have similar projects, but has clarified that this project will not have “the pyramid structure of conventional political parties.”
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