Plurinational Unity of the Lefts

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Plurinational Unity of the Lefts
Unidad Plurinacional de la Izquierdas
LeaderCollective leadership
Founded2011
Dissolved2014
IdeologyAnti-capitalism
Communism
Democratic socialism
Marxism–Leninism
Progressivism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left

Plurinational Unity of the Lefts (Unidad Plurinacional de las Izquierdas) was a left-wing political coalition in Ecuador, created in 2011 and Dissolved in 2014.

History

In 2009, Pachakutik and the Democratic People's Movement (MPD) broke with the ruling PAIS Alliance over disagreements on water law and teacher evaluations. In the National Assembly, a new caucus formed called the Plurinational, Progressive, and Leftist Democratic Assembly, composed of Pachakutik and MPD assemblymen and assemblywomen.

2011 Referendum

Plurinational Unity of the Lefts participated in the referendum and popular consultation of 2011, advising a "no" vote on questions 1-9, and "yes" on 10. They used the slogan "Not this time, President" recognizing their past support of President Correa's proposals, but conveying their support was over.

Protests of 2012

File:PCMLE Marcha.jpg
PCMLE formation in 2012.

2014 Dissolution

After a failure to consolidate for the February 2014 elections, the coalition was dissolved.[1]

Participating Parties

The coalition comprised the following ten parties (in alphabetical order):

Electoral Results

National Assembly

National Assembly
Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
2013 4,149,243 4.73
5 / 137

Presidential

Presidency
Election year Candidate # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
2013 Alberto Acosta 280,539 3.26

See also

References

  1. "La Unidad de las Izquierdas se apaga". web.archive.org. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2024-11-26.