Unidas Podemos

For the Costa Rican political party, see United We Can.
United We Can
Unidas Podemos
AbbreviationUP
FounderPablo Iglesias (Podemos)
Founded
  • 13 May 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-13) (Unidos Podemos)
  • 7 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-07) (Unidas Podemos)
Dissolved9 June 2023; 17 months ago (2023-06-09)
Merged intoSumar
HeadquartersMadrid, Calle de la Princesa, 2, 28013
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Republicanism[1]
Federalism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
Colours  Purple
SloganLa historia la escribes tú ("History is Written by You")
Election symbol
Website
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Unidas Podemos (Spanish: [uˈniðas poˈðemos]), formerly called Unidos Podemos[2] (Spanish: [uˈniðos poˈðemos]) and also known in English as United We Can, was a democratic socialist[3] electoral alliance formed by Podemos, United Left, and other left-wing[4][5] to far-left parties[6][7][8] in May to contest the 2016 Spanish general election. The alliance's official pre-agreement was announced on 9 May 2016 after weeks of negotiations. It was re-styled to the feminine form of its name ahead of the April 2019 Spanish general election.[9][10]

Part of the anti-austerity[11] and anti-globalization movements,[12] it advocates direct democracy,[12] federalism,[13] and republicanism in Spain.[1] After the November 2019 Spanish general election, it formed a coalition government with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[14][15][16]

  1. ^ a b "Unidas Podemos, primer partido abiertamente republicano que llega al Gobierno y que no es firmante del Pacto Antiterrorista".
  2. ^ "Unidos Podemos, el nombre de la coalición de Podemos e IU". El País (in Spanish). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ Wittenberg, Daniel (28 April 2019). "Spain election: Ruling socialist party wins most seats but will need to form coalition". The Independent. Barcelona. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ Martinez, Marta (30 April 2019). "What are the possible coalitions in Spain after the elections?". Euronews. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Spain's Podemos says no talks on government now, cannot support Sanchez". Reuters. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  7. ^ "Spain's Socialists, far-left Podemos agree to form govt". France 24. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  8. ^ "Spain's Socialists and Podemos reach preliminary coalition deal". CNBC. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  9. ^ "Podemos e IU revalidan su acuerdo para las generales y europeas". El País (in Spanish). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Podemos y Equo reeditan su alianza en busca del voto verde y joven". El País (in Spanish). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  11. ^ Jones, Sam; Burgen, Stephen (25 May 2019). "Spanish socialists aim to consolidate general election win". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  12. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ^ Villarejo, Carlos Jiménez; Jané, Francesc Trillas (11 August 2015). "El federalismo de Podemos". El País.
  14. ^ "Factbox: Major measures agreed by Spain's new ruling coalition". Reuters. Madrid. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Spain adopts legislation to curb sexual assaults and gender violence". Euractiv. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  16. ^ Keeley, Graham (16 March 2020). "Spain's King Felipe docks father's allowance over Saudi scandal". Al Jazeera. Madrid. Retrieved 24 April 2020.