Sumar (electoral platform)

Unite
Sumar
AbbreviationSMR
LeaderVacant
Executive SpokespersonErnest Urtasun
Spokesperson in CongressVacant
FounderYolanda Díaz
Founded28 March 2022 (as an association)
9 June 2023 (as an electoral coalition)
Preceded byUnidas Podemos
Más País
IdeologyProgressivism[1]
Green politics[2]
Social democracy[3]
Democratic socialism[4]
Political positionLeft-wing[10]
European Parliament groupThe Left (SMR)
Greens/EFA (Comuns and Compromís)
MembersSee composition
Congress of Deputies
27 / 350
Senate
3 / 266
European Parliament
3 / 61
Website
www.sumarfuturo.info (association)
www.movimientosumar.es (political party)

Sumar (English: "Unite", "Add up" or "Sum")[11][12][13][14] is an electoral alliance constituted for the 2023 Spanish general election, founded by Spanish second deputy prime minister and labour minister Yolanda Díaz, provisionally registered as an association on 28 March 2022 and publicly unveiled on 18 May. After a series of nationwide public events from July 2022 to 25 March 2023, the association presented its manifesto and officially announced Díaz's candidacy for the election on 2 April.[15] On 30 May, after a snap general election was called, the association registered as a political party under the name Movimiento Sumar ("Unite Movement" in English, SMR).[16][17]

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  3. ^ "Can Spain's Resurgent Left Stop the Far-Right?". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2023). "Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Díaz lanza Sumar para reunificar a la izquierda en plena crisis con el PSOE". elperiodico.com. 2022.
  6. ^ "Yolanda Díaz: "Sigo militando en el PCE. Ni me fui ni me voy a liderar nada"". El Español. 2020.
  7. ^ Carreño, Belén (24 October 2023). "Spain's Socialists and Sumar agree windfall tax extension in coalition deal". Reuters. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ^ Heller, Fernando (24 October 2023). "Dispute over working hours main obstacle to possible Sumar-PSOE government". Euractiv. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  9. ^ Gozzi, Laura; Adler, Katya; Hedgecoe, Guy (23 July 2023). "Spain's conservatives win tight election but no clear majority". BBC News. Madrid. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  10. ^ [5][6][7][8][9]
  11. ^ Burgen, Stephen (15 January 2023). "'We need to unite': how Yolanda Díaz is galvanising the left in Spain". The Guardian. Barcelona. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  12. ^ Latona, David (2 April 2023). "Spain's labour minister launches electoral bid amid rift in left camp". Reuters. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  13. ^ Jopson, Barney (3 April 2023). "Spain's deputy PM seeks to unify leftwingers with run for prime minister". The Financial Times. Madrid. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Sumar, Yolanda Díaz's Project, Starts Off By Dividing". The Corner. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  15. ^ Ortiz, Alberto (2 April 2023). "Yolanda Díaz presenta su proyecto para unir a la izquierda: "Quiero ser la primera presidenta de España"". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  16. ^ Chouza, Paula (2023-05-30). "Sumar se constituye como partido para tratar de aglutinar a todas las fuerzas a la izquierda del PSOE". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  17. ^ Ortiz, Alberto (2023-05-30). "Yolanda Díaz registra como partido "Movimiento Sumar" para "facilitar la confluencia" de la izquierda". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-30.