Asturian Socialist Federation Federación Socialista Asturiana | |
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| President | Pablo García Fernández |
| Secretary-General | Adrián Barbón |
| Founded | 27 January 1901 |
| Headquarters | C/ Santa Teresa, 20 Oviedo,Asturias |
| Membership(2023) | 7,145[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre[2] tocentre-left |
| National affiliation | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| General Junta | 19 / 45 |
| Congress of Deputies | 2 / 7 (Asturian seats) |
| Spanish Senate | 1 / 4 (Asturian seats) |
| Mayors[3] | 32 / 78 |
| Local seats | 395 / 922 |
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TheAsturian Socialist Federation (Spanish andAsturian:Federación Socialista Asturiana), often shortened toFSA–PSOE, is the regional section of theSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in thePrincipality of Asturias. It was formed on 27 January 1901 from the Socialist local groupings ofGijón (formed in 1891),Oviedo (1892),Mieres andLangreo (1897) and others.
Since theSpanish transition to democracy started in 1975 and since the establishment of theSpanish "State of Autonomies" in 1983, the FSA–PSOE has governed Asturias nearly uninterruptedly from 1983 to 1995, from 1999 to 2011 and again since 2012.
After the foundation of thePSOE on 2 May 1879, socialist groups were gradually organised in the main towns and cities of Asturias. Thus, in 1891, theGijón local group was set up, followed by theOviedo group in 1892 and those ofMieres andSama de Langreo in 1897.[4][5][6] Between 1899 and 1901, socialism took root in Asturias and finally, on 27 January 1901, the founding Congress of the Asturian Socialist Federation of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (FSA-PSOE) was held in Oviedo's Centro Obrero (Workers' Centre).Manuel Vigil Montoto was elected president of the first Provincial Committee.
In 1934, the FSA-PSOE formed part of the workers' alliance formalised in theUníos Hermanos Proletarios (UHP,Unite Proletarian Brothers) and agreed with the pact signed between the socialist trade unionUnión General de Trabajadores (UGT,General Union of Workers) and the Regional Confederation of Labour of Asturias, León and Palencia of theanarcho-syndicalist organisationCNT. The UHP - which was later joined by other workers' organisations - played a significant role in the1934 Revolution.
During theSpanish Civil War, the SocialistBelarmino Tomás presided over theInterprovincial Council of Asturias and León, later transformed into theSovereign Council of Asturias and León.
Like all other left-wing and republican parties, the FSA was outlawed and its members persecuted and sometimes killed. While the UGT, the trade union linked to the party, maintained some activity during the dictatorship, especially during the labour conflicts in the region, the main opposition to the francoist regime was theCommunist Party of Asturias (PCA) and its allies in the region.
AfterFranco's regime and with theadvent of democracy, the FSA regained its leading role.Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez presided over the two governments of theRegional Council of Asturias, the pre-autonomous body that would govern Asturias from 1978 to 1982, as well as the first pre-electoralgovernment of the Principality of Asturias. On Sunday, 14 May 1978,Felipe González andEnrique Tierno Galván gave a rally in theEl Molinón football stadium in Gijón attended by 25,000 people.[7]
The FSA-PSOE won thePresidency of the Principality in thefirst regional election in 1983 withPedro de Silva Cienfuegos-Jovellanos as leader. In 1991 he was succeeded byJuan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil Rubio, who resigned after thePetromocho scandal and was replaced byAntonio Trevín Lombán in 1993. After a legislature in opposition, in 1999 the FSA, led byVicente Álvarez Areces, once again gained access to the regional government - thanks in part to the instability generated by regional presidentSergio Marqués' break with thePP, founding theUnión Renovadora Asturiana (URAS, Asturias Renewal Union) in 1998. The socialists later won the regional elections in 2003 and 2007.
After six months in 2011 of minority government led byFrancisco Álvarez-Cascos, president ofForo Asturias (FAC,Asturian Forum), another PP's split, the FSA regained the presidency of Asturias in 2012 withJavier Fernández Fernández.[8] He was re-elected after theMay 2015 elections.[9]
In thePSOE crisis of 2016, a new leadership emerged in the FSA-PSOE that led to the 32nd congress and the election ofAdrián Barbón as Secretary General on 1 October 2017.[10] Barbón himself was the head of the list for theregional elections on 26 May 2019, winning six more seats than those won by Javier Fernández in 2015. Adrián Barbón was sworn in as President of the Principality of Asturias on 20 July 2019.[11]
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| General Junta of the Principality of Asturias | |||||||
| Election | Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Leading candidate | Status in legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 293,320 | 51.96% | 1st | 26 / 45 | — | Pedro de Silva | Government |
| 1987 | 222,326 | 38.85% | 1st | 20 / 45 |  6 | Pedro de Silva | Government |
| 1991 | 218,193 | 41.02% | 1st | 21 / 45 |  1 | Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil | Government |
| 1995 | 219,527 | 33.83% | 2nd | 17 / 45 | 4 | Antonio Trevín | Opposition |
| 1999 | 284,972 | 46.00% | 1st | 24 / 45 | 7 | Vicente Álvarez Areces | Government |
| 2003 | 250,474 | 40.48% | 1st | 22 / 45 | 2 | Vicente Álvarez Areces | Coalition |
| 2007 | 252,201 | 42.04% | 1st | 21 / 45 | 1 | Vicente Álvarez Areces | Government(2007–2008) |
| Coalition(2008–2011) | |||||||
| 2011 | 179,619 | 29.92% | 1st | 15 / 45 | 6 | Javier Fernández | Opposition |
| 2012 | 161,159 | 32.10% | 1st | 17 / 45 | 2 | Javier Fernández | Government |
| 2015 | 143,851 | 26.48% | 1st | 14 / 45 | 3 | Javier Fernández | Government |
| 2019 | 187,462 | 35.26% | 1st | 20 / 45 | 6 | Adrián Barbón | Government |
| 2023 | 195,999 | 36.50% | 1st | 19 / 45 | 1 | Adrián Barbón | Government |
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| Cortes Generales | |||||||
| Election | Asturias | ||||||
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| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 1977 | 182,850 | 31.74% | 1st | 4 / 10 | — | 1 / 4 | — |
| 1979 | 200,346 | 37.28% | 1st | 4 / 10 |  0 | 3 / 4 | 2 |
| 1982 | 339,575 | 52.13% | 1st | 6 / 10 | 2 | 3 / 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 278,946 | 45.99% | 1st | 5 / 9 | 1 | 3 / 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 248,584 | 40.56% | 1st | 4 / 9 | 1 | 3 / 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 271,877 | 39.32% | 1st | 4 / 9 | 0 | 3 / 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 288,558 | 39.85% | 2nd | 4 / 9 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 2 |
| 2000 | 241,830 | 37.02% | 2nd | 3 / 9 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 305,240 | 43.38% | 2nd | 4 / 8 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 326,477 | 46.93% | 1st | 4 / 8 | 0 | 3 / 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 185,526 | 29.34% | 2nd | 3 / 8 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 145,113 | 23.29% | 2nd | 2 / 8 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 147,920 | 24.87% | 2nd | 2 / 8 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 0 |
| 2019 (Apr) | 207,586 | 33.13% | 1st | 3 / 7 | 1 | 3 / 4 | 2 |
| 2019 (Nov) | 186,211 | 33.27% | 1st | 3 / 7 | 0 | 3 / 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 205,049 | 34.34% | 2nd | 2 / 7 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 2 |
| European Parliament | |||
| Election | Asturias | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | # | |
| 1987 | 244,323 | 42.43% | 1st |
| 1989 | 197,650 | 41.48% | 1st |
| 1994 | 173,986 | 32.07% | 2nd |
| 1999 | 256,497 | 41.52% | 1st |
| 2004 | 204,889 | 46.39% | 1st |
| 2009 | 189,783 | 44.05% | 1st |
| 2014 | 99,000 | 26.08% | 1st |
| 2019 | 201,642 | 38.58% | 1st |
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