Cangas Left Alternative Explained

Cangas Left Alternative (Alternativa Canguesa de Esquerda in Galician language; ACE) is a coalition of 3 political parties and various independents in the municipality of Cangas, Pontevedra.

History

In the municipal elections of May 27, 2007 ACE gained 1,890 votes, the 13.1% of the total vote, and three councilors out of a total of 21. ACE supported and participated in a government of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) and the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG). On January 28, 2010 ACE broke the agreement (in a decision that was taken in an open assembly) due to the supposed attacks of the BNG against the elected representatives of ACE.^[1] ACE supported a local social movement called A Ría Non se Vende (The ría is not for sale) against the plans of the local government to build a new port in an area with historic and natural values. 49 neighbors of Cangas were judged due to the incidents during the demonstrations against the new port,^[2] including various members of ACE.

In 2011 ACE reached 1,744 votes, which accounted for the 12.77% of the vote, keeping the 3 Councillors. In the local elections of 2015 ACE gained 4 town councillors (2 of the Galician People's Front and two of the United Left) and, for the first time, the mayorship of the municipality thanks to a pact with the BNG and Assembly for Unity (ASpUN).^[3]

In the 2023 election the ACE called for a vote for Alternativa dos Veciños (AV). The party gained 863 votes (6,4%) and one seat.

Election results

Election	Municipal council of Cangas
	Votes	%	Position	Seats	+/–
2007[4]		13.11	2º		2
2011[5]		12.77	4º
2015[6]		17.14	2º		1
2019[7]		16.98	2º

See also

• SON

External links

• Official website
• Official Twitter

Notes and References

1. http://www.galiciahoxe.com/vivir-hoxe-galicia/gh/proxecto-do-porto-masso-dinamita-goberno-cangas/idEdicion-2009-10-10/idNoticia-475681/%7C O proxecto do porto de ‘Massó’ dinamita o Goberno de Cangas.
2. http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/vigo/2011/05/11/0003_201105V11C12995.htm El conflicto de Massó genera dos macrojuicios con 49 imputados.
3. http://www.atlantico.net/articulo/area-metropolitana/pazos-ace-sera-alcalde-cangas-moana-bng/20150526103444476969.html Pazos, de ACE, será alcalde de Cangas; en Moaña, del BNG.
4. http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=4&codPeriodo=200705&codEstado=99&codComunidad=11&codProvincia=36&codMunicipio=8&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 Resultados municipales 2007
5. http://elecciones.mir.es/resultados2011/99MU/DMU0809910999_L1.htm?d=1368&e=14 Resultados municipales 2011
6. https://archive.today/20150607175633/http://resultadoslocales2015.interior.es/99MU/DMU0809910999_L1.htm?d=1881 Resultados municipales 2015
7. https://resultados.elpais.com/elecciones/2019/municipales/11/36/08.html Resultados municipales 2019