Andalusian Party

The Andalusian Party ("Partido Andalucista") is a nationalist centre-left political party from Andalusia (Spain), with an important presence in provinces such as Cádiz and Seville although in the past they have stood in other provinces and even won seats in Barcelona to the Catalan Regional Assembly. [ [http://www.electionresources.org/es/cat/parliament.php?election=1980 Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the Catalan Parliament - Results Lookup ] ]

The party was founded as the Socialist Alliance of Andalusia ("Alianza Socialista de Andalucía") in 1971. In 1976 it took the name Andalusian Socialist Party ("Partido Socialista de Andalucía"). In 1979 the name was changed to Andalusian Socialist Party - Andalusian Party ("PSA-Partido Andaluz"). The current party name was adopted in 1984. Its current secretary-general is Julián Álvarez, ex-mayor of Écija, in Seville.

A splinter group, led by former leader Pedro Pacheco, was formed in 2001 under the name Socialist Party of Andalusia ("Partido Socialista de Andalucía").

Flag of Andalucia

The colour white represents the homes, the green represents the land.

References

See also

Andalusian nationalism

External links

* [http://www.partidoandalucista.org/ Partido Andalucista] Official website es
* [http://www.parlamentariosandalucistas.org/ Grupo Parlamentario Andalucista] Website of PA representatives es