Alliance of the Left Alianza de las Izquierdas | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Melquíades Álvarez Álvaro de Albornoz |
| Founded | 1918 (1918) |
| Dissolved | 1918 (1918) |
| Preceded by | Republican–Socialist Conjunction |
| Succeeded by | Republican–Socialist Conjunction |
| Ideology | Republicanism Progressivism Federalism Radicalism Socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left toLeft-wing |
TheAlliance of the Left (Spanish:Alianza de las Izquierdas, AI) was a Spanish electoral coalition created ahead of the1918 general election.[1][2]
Its origins can be traced to an "aliadófilo"[3] meeting organized by the differentrepublican parties and the Anti-Germna League, with the ambiguous support of thePSOE, on 27 May.[4]
The common opposition to theCentral Powers as well as the aftermath of theSpanish crisis of 1917 made necessary in the eyes of the different leftist groups to create an electoral alliance under the common banner of fighting thecurrent regime, which was considered to be irreparable and the main cause of Spain's decadence.[5]
Nonetheless, theelectoral results were dissappointing for the parties involved, in total they only achieved 35 seats. The main beneficiaries of this alliance were the more radical republicans and socialists while moderates suffered a decrease in representation, withÁlvarez andLerroux losing their seats.[6]
  | This article about a political party in Spain is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |