We Izquierda Unida and two leftist parties in Spain , announced that they will participate as a coalition in the upcoming elections on June 26 under the name ‘United We Can’. Indeed, on Friday it overcame the legal deadline for electoral alliances
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“it’s a name that does not operate in campaign because the campaign will be very differentiated. The acronyms that appear on the ballot will be those of IU and Podemos, but the law requires that coalitions have a name and is what we have agreed, “said Adolfo Barrena, secretary of the Federation of Lefts in Congress.
The announcement was made both by Pablo Iglesias and Alberto Garzón, who hope to overcome the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (later to summon an ally), through their respective Twitter accounts:
with this alliance, will seek to break the political gridlock that has suffered Spain since an election in December resulted in no party was able to form a government.
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So analyzed the current situation the El Mundo:
“for the party of Pablo Iglesias was important that the candidate did not have the initials of IU, for its historical connotations and because it would cause his junking on the left side of the board. So it has been adamant on this point throughout the negotiations, which led them to announce the final name just five hours before the expiry of the deadline for registering the coalition in the Central Electoral Board. “
Surveys and analyzes have indicated that the alliance could get more votes and parliamentary seats than the socialists center-AP reported.
the Spaniards angered by the unemployment rate 20 % and austerity cuts and corruption in the country, shattered the traditional two-party system in the nation, making four in the elections of December 20.
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At the time, the conservative ‘Partido Popular’ ranked first , ‘we’ the third and pro-business ‘Citizens’ party fourth place.
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