Riojan Party

The Riojan Party (Spanish: Partido Riojano) is a Spanish political party operating in the autonomous community of La Rioja. The party was formed as the Progressive Riojan Party (Spanish: Partido Riojano Progresista) on 6 December 1982[2] with the stated aim of occupying the progressive centre in La Rioja.[3]

Riojan Party
Partido Riojano
PresidentFernando Gómez Herrainz
Secretary-GeneralSara San Juan Trevijano
Founded1982 (1982)
Split fromUnion of the Democratic Centre
HeadquartersCalle de los Portales, 17, 26001 Logroño, La Rioja
Youth wingRiojan Youth
IdeologyProgressivism
Riojan regionalism
Federalism
Political positionCentre
Colours  Green
Parliament of La Rioja
0 / 33
Mayors[1]
5 / 174
Local Government
43 / 1,032
Website
www.partidoriojano.es

History

Initially the party was led by Luis Javier Rodriguez Moroy,[3] a former MP in the Spanish Congress of Deputies. Like Rodriguez, many members of the new party came from the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), the former governing coalition of Spain which disbanded in February 1983. Rubén García Marañón succeeded Rodriguez as Party President in February 1984 and the party adopted its current name in 1991.

In elections to the Parliament of La Rioja, held every four years from 1983 onwards, the party has usually polled between 6% and 7% and won two deputies out of the thirty three seats available at each election until 2015 when it lost its seats.[4] In elections to the Spanish Congress, the party's highest share was 4.4% in the 1993 election.

In the 2007 local elections, the party polled 6.6% and won 43 council seats,[5] down from the 65 seats and 7.5% that it had polled in 2003.[6]

As of June 2016, the party is led by Fernando Gómez Herrainz.

Election results

Local councils
Municipal elections[7]
Election La Rioja
Votes  % Seats won (local councils) Mayors elected
2015 9,704 5.9
61 / 1,046
9 / 174
2011 9,197 5.5
56 / 1,064
6 / 174
2007 11,085 6.4
43 / 966
7 / 174
2003 12,667 7.3
65 / 948
9 / 174
1999 9,669 6.2
58 / 953
10 / 174
1995 11,842 7.2
103 / 982
19 / 174
1991 8,461 5.9
82 / 984
25 / 174
1987 7,125 5.0
51 / 941
11 / 174
1983 9,026 6.8
98 / 1,134
19 / 163

Regional elections
Parliament of La Rioja
Election Votes  % Seats +/– Leading candidate Government
1983 10,102 7.46 (#3)
2 / 35
 — Luis Javier Rodríguez Moroy Opposition
1987 9,212 6.39 (#4)
2 / 33
 0 Opposition (1987–1989)
Coalition (1989–1991)
1991 7,731 5.38 (#3)
2 / 33
 0 Leopoldo Virosta Coalition
1995 11,069 6.70 (#4)
2 / 33
 0 Opposition
1999 9,004 5.76 (#3)
2 / 33
 0 Miguel González de Legarra Opposition
2003 11,842 6.81 (#3)
2 / 33
 0 Opposition
2007 10,369 6.00 (#3)
2 / 33
 0 Opposition
2011 8,983 5.43 (#3)
2 / 33
 0 Opposition
2015 7,277 4.45 (#5)
0 / 33
 2 No seats
2019 7,512 4.61 (#5)
0 / 33
 0 Rubén Antoñanzas No seats
2023 6,016 3.58 (#5)
0 / 33
 0 Inmaculada Sáenz No seats

References
  1. MAPA | Radiografía del nuevo poder municipal: consulta los nombres de todos los alcaldes y alcaldesas de España. eldiario.es, 20/06/2019.
  2. "El Pais party profile". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29.
  3. "El Pais 13 December 1982".
  4. "Election results in La Rioja". Archived from the original on 2003-10-28.
  5. "2007 local elections". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
  6. "2003 local elections". Archived from the original on 2006-05-16.
  7. Centro de Resultados Electorales - Ministerio del Interior


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