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United Left of Asturias

Izquierda Xunida d'Asturies
United Left of Asturias Izquierda Xunida d'Asturies
General Coordinator	Manuel González Orviz
Founded	1993
Merger of	Communist Party of Asturias; Izquierda Abierta; Communist Youth of Asturies; Republican Left; Independents; Lliberación(1991-2010); Party of Socialist Action (1986-2001); Progressive Federation (1986-1988); Carlist Party of Asturies (1986-1987); Humanist Party (1986)
Headquarters	Plaza Alfonso II el Casto 3, 2º Oviedo, Asturies
Membership (2014)	2,300 official members and 2,100 sympathizers
Ideology	Socialism; Anticapitalism; Communism; Republicanism; Asturianism; Feminism; Federalism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	United Left
General Junta	2 / 45
Mayors	9 / 78
Local seats	106 / 928
Website
	izquierdaxunida.com
	Politics of Asturias; Political parties;

United Left of Asturias

Political party

United Left of Asturias (Asturian: Izquierda Xunida d'Asturies, Spanish: Izquierda Unida de Asturias. IU–IX) is the Asturian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Manuel González Orviz is the current General Coordinator. The Communist Party of Asturias (PCA, Asturian federation of PCE) and Izquierda Abierta (led by the Asturian MP Gaspar Llamazares) are the major members of the coalition.

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It has 5 deputies in the Assembly of the Principality of Asturias and one MP (Gaspar Llamazares) in the Congreso de los Diputados, which is integrated in the Parliamentary Group of the Plural Left. Asturies was the autonomy were IU achieved the best results in the general elections of 2011, with the 13.27% of the vote.

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Election	Votes			Seats			Status in legislature
Election	#	%	±pp	#	±	Size	Status	Period
1987	69,175	12.1%	+1.0	4 / 45	1	4th	Opposition	1987–1991
1991	78,982	14.8%	+2.7	6 / 45	2	3rd	Confidence and supply	1991–1993
1991	78,982	14.8%	+2.7	6 / 45	2	3rd		1993–2003
1995	106,538	16.4%	+1.6	6 / 45	0	3rd	Opposition
1999	55,747	9.0%	–7.4	3 / 45	3	3rd	Opposition
2003^a	68,360	11.0%	+2.0	4 / 45	1	3rd	Government	2003–2007
2007^b	58,144	9.7%	–1.3	4 / 45	0	3rd	Opposition	2007–2008
2007^b	58,144	9.7%	–1.3	4 / 45	0	3rd	Government	2008–2011
2011^c	61,703	10.3%	+0.6	4 / 45	0	4th	Opposition	2011–2012
2012	69,118	13.8%	+3.5	5 / 45	1	4th	Confidence and supply	2012–2013
2012	69,118	13.8%	+3.5	5 / 45	1	4th	Opposition	2013–2015
2015	64,868	11.9%	–1.9	5 / 45	0	4th	Confidence and supply	2015–2019
2019^d	34,776	6.6%	–5.3	2 / 45	3	5th	Opposition	2019–2023
2023^e							Government	2023–
^(a) In coalition with Bloc for Asturies. ^(b) In coalition with Bloc for Asturies and The Greens of Asturias. ^(c) In coalition with The Greens of Asturias. ^(d) In coalition with Asturian Left. ^(e) In coalition with Asturian Left and More Asturies.

United Left of Asturias