Bloc for Asturias

Bloc for Asturias
Bloque por Asturies (BA)
General SecretaryRoberto Colunga
SpokespersonRafael Palacios
Founded2003
HeadquartersC/Fray Luis de León, 4, 33201, Gijón, Spain
IdeologyAsturian nationalism
Socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
Website
www.bloque.as

Bloc for Asturias (Spanish: Bloque por Asturias, Asturian: Bloque por Asturies, BA) is a left-wing Asturian nationalist political party in Spain, based in the Principality of Asturias. In 2012 it joined with Asturian Nationalist Unity into the Commitment for Asturias (Asturian: Compromisu por Asturies).[1]

It was part of the now-inactive Open Assembly for Officialisation (Asturian: Conceyu Abiertu pola Oficialidá), an organization whose objective was to make Asturian an official language of Spain. Its general secretary is Roberto Colunga and its spokesperson is Rafael Palacios, who held the position of Director of the Asturian Agency for Development Cooperation of the Principality during the 2003-2007 legislature. 

  1. ^ "Bloque y UNA impulsan una nueva formación de corte nacionalista". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Oviedo. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2017.