Més per Menorca (English: More for Menorca, MpM)[1] is a Menorcan political party. It was initially a coalition formed by the Socialist Party of Menorca, the Republican Left of the Balearic Islands, The Greens of Menorca, Equo, local parties and independents around the island until 2017. Més per Menorca was created in July 2014.[2] Until May 2017, it had been linked to the similarly-named alliance in Majorca.[3]
Més per Menorca | |
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| Leader | Manel Martí |
| General Secretary | Albert Pons |
| Founded | 2010 (as a coalition) 21 May 2017 (as a party) |
| Merger of | PSM-EM Republican Left of the Balearic Islands The Greens of Menorca Equo Menorca Independents |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Green politics Left-wing nationalism Catalan nationalism Republicanism Feminism Regionalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Sumar (since 2023) |
| Regional affiliation | Veus Progressistes (2019) Més Esquerra (2019) Ara Més (since 2022) Sumar Més (since 2023) |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| Balearic Parliament (Menorcan seats) | 2 / 13 |
| Council of Menorca | 3 / 13 |
| Mayors in Menorca | 0 / 8 |
| Town councilors | 15 / 125 |
| Website | |
| www.mespermenorca.cat | |
History
editMés per Menorca gained three deputies in the Balearic elections of 2015, being the third most voted party of the island in those elections (after the PP and the Socialist Party).[4] In the local elections held the same day, the coalition only presented a list in Ciutadella de Menorca, where it gained six town councillors and the mayorship. In the remaining municipalities of the island, Més per Menorca either participated or supported other local coalitions.
In October 2016, the Més per Menorca coalition proposed and carried a motion to adopt permanent Summer Time on the island.[5]
In May 2017, Més per Menorca was transformed into a party, electing Nel Martí as its coordinator.[6]
Electoral performance
edit| Parliament of the Balearic Islands | |||||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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| 2015 | Nel Martí | 6,582 | 1.52 (#8) | 3 / 59
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 2
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Coalition (2015–2017) | |
| Confidence and supply (2017–2019) | |||||||
| 2019 | Josep Castells | 6,058 | 1.41 (#8) | 2 / 59
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 1
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Confidence and supply | |
| 2023 | 6,486 | 1.44 (#7) | 2 / 59
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 0
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Opposition | ||
Island Council of Menorca
edit| Island Council of Menorca | |||||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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| 2015 | Maite Salord | 7,038 | 18.74 (#3) | 3 / 13
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2
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Coalition | |
| 2019 | 6,953 | 17.82 (#3) | 3 / 13
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0
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Coalition | ||
| 2023 | Josep Juaneda | 6,772 | 17.42 (#3) | 2 / 13
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Opposition | |
Balearic Islands
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- * Within Més
- ** Within Units Podem Més
References
edit- ^ Christopher Ross, Bill Richardson, Begoña Sangrador-Vegas - Contemporary Spain 2016 1317751647-- Page 107 "At the 2015 election, the PSM formed the core of a new alliance called More for Majorca (Cat.: Més per Mallorca/MÉM), which in conjunction with More for Menorca (Cat.: Més per Menorca/MpM), won over 15 per cent of the vote."
- ^ «Naixement de MÉS per Menorca».
- ^ Més per Menorca crea su propio partido y se desvincula de Mallorca
- ^ ELECCIONES AUTONÓMICAS 2015 - Menorca
- ^ Balearic Islands choose to keep summertime forever "The motion, proposed by the left wing Més per Menorca coalition and which will be put to the vote on Tuesday, claims that the obligatory change is based on "obsolete industrial" concerns."
- ^ "Més per Menorca tria Nel Martí com a coordinador en el seu primer congrés". VilaWeb (in Catalan). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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