Galician Nationalist Bloc
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Galician Nationalist Bloc
Bloque Nacionalista Galego |
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| Spokesperson | Ana Pontón |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Merger of |
Galician People's Union Galician National-Popular Assembly Galician Socialist Party Independents |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Compostela |
| Newspaper | Benegá ao día |
| Student wing | Erguer-Estudantes da Galiza |
| Youth wing | Galiza Nova and Isca! |
| Ideology |
Galician nationalism Socialism Left-wing nationalism Galician independence Feminism Pacifism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Trade union affiliation | Confederación Intersindical Galega (CIG) |
| Colors |
Sky blue White Red |
| European Parliament |
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| Galician Parliament |
6 / 75
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| Provincial deputations |
12 / 108
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| Mayors in Galicia |
30 / 314
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| Town Councillors in Galicia |
468 / 3,766
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| Website | |
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The Galician Nationalist Bloc (Galician: Bloque Nacionalista Galego, BNG [beˈneˈɣa]) is a political coalition of left-wing Galician nationalist parties. It is self-defined as a "patriotic front".
Formed in 1982, under the guidance of historical leader Xosé Manuel Beiras, the BNG calls for further devolution of powers to the Parliament of Galicia and the official and unambiguous recognition of Galicia as a nation. The BNG also promotes affirmative action for the Galician language. The current leader – president of the National Council and national spokesperson – is Xavier Vence.
The BNG has strong ties with the Galician Trade Union Confederation (Confederación Intersindical Galega, CIG), with the student union Erguer-Estudantes da Galiza (Wake Up - Students of Galiza), the agrarian unions Galician Peasant Union (Sindicato Labrego Galego, SLG) and Galician Rural Federation (FRUGA), and with environmentalist, feminist and Galician language organizations.
From 2005 to 2009, BNG was part of a coalition government along with the Socialists' Party of Galicia, in which its leader, Anxo Quintana, served as the vice-president of the Galician regional government.
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