Aragonese Party

The Aragonese Party (Spanish: Partido Aragonés, PAR) is a political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials PAR. The founders of PAR included Emilio Eiroa, who later served as the President of the Government of Aragon from 1991 to 1993.[3]

Aragonese Party
Partido Aragonés
PresidentClemente Sánchez-Garnica
FoundersHipólito Gómez de las Roces
Emilio Eiroa
FoundedJanuary 1978 (1978-01)
Preceded byCentre Independent Aragonese Candidacy
HeadquartersCalle Coso 87, 50001 Zaragoza
Youth wingRolde Choben
IdeologyAragonese regionalism
Conservatism[1]
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-right
ColoursYellow, Red
Aragonese Corts
3 / 67
Spanish Senate (Aragonese seats)
1 / 14
Provincial deputations
9 / 77
Local Government
658 / 4,155
Website
www.partidoaragones.es

PAR had representation in the European Parliament (1999–2004) where it sat in the European Coalition group.

Electoral performance

Cortes of Aragon
Cortes of Aragon
Election Leader #  % Score Seats +/– Resulting government
1983 Hipólito Gómez de las Roces 124,018 20.5 3rd
13 / 66
 — PSOE minority
1987 179,922 28.1 2nd
19 / 67
 6 PAR minority (1987–1989)
PAR–PP minority (1989–1991)
1991 151,420 24.7 2nd
17 / 67
 2 PAR–PP (1991–1992)
PAR–PP minority (1992–1993)
PSOE minority (1993–1995)
1995 Emilio Eiroa 143,573 20.4 3rd
14 / 67
 3 PP–PAR
1999 José María Mur 86,519 13.3 3rd
10 / 67
 4 PSOE–PAR minority
2003 José Ángel Biel 79,670 11.2 4th
8 / 67
 2 PSOE–PAR
2007 81,135 12.1 3rd
9 / 67
 1 PSOE–PAR
2011 62,193 9.2 3rd
7 / 67
 2 PP–PAR
2015 Arturo Aliaga 45,846 6.9 5th
6 / 67
 1 PSOE–CHA minority
2019 33,978 5.1 7th
3 / 67
 3 PSOE–Ps–CHA–PAR
2023 Alberto Izquierdo 13,988 2.1 8th
1 / 67
 2 External support PP-Vox

References
  1. Barberà, O., & Rodríguez, J. (2009). Los partidos de ámbito no estatal en Aragón: el Partido Aragonés y la Chunta Aragonesista. Papers: revista de sociologia, (92), 171-195. pp. 176-177
  2. "El catalán de la Franja se denominará 'lapao' en Aragón". lavanguardia.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "Muere Emilio Eiroa, expresidente de Aragón y uno de los fundadores del PAR". Heraldo de Aragón. 2013-03-10. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2013-04-05.


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