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33-535: The Bloc was formed in 1998 as a result of the federation of several parties in a coalition formed for the 1995 regional elections . That group of parties was headed by Unitat del Poble Valencià (UPV, founded in 1982) which is the main predecessor of the current Bloc, together with other smaller parties, often locally based, such as the Valencian Nationalist Party (1990) or Alcoi Nationalists (1994). The Bloc has historically defined itself as

66-420: A wildfire crisis in the summer of 1994 came under heavy criticism, after the fire had resulted in the burning of 16% of the region's forest area. The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication

99-482: A left-wing party. This position shifted to a centrist or center-left position in the late nineties, as part of a strategy to appeal to a broader audience known as tercera via ( third way ). This strategy proved unsuccessful, especially due to their failure to attract enough of the regionalist vote in the 2003 regional elections . Then, for the 2007 Valencian regional elections to the Corts Valencianes ,

132-454: A new party Iniciativa del Poble Valencià (Valencian People Initiative). In turn, they allied themselves with the Bloc, thus effectively gaining a majority for the nationalists in the coalition, while creating a climate of frigid relations between EUPV and Bloc for the remainder of the term, making the renewal of the pact for future polls unlikely in the short term. For the 2008 General election

165-833: A record of six seats in the Valencian parliament, and also won the first seat in history for a Valencian Nationalist force in the Spanish national parliament at the 2011 Spanish General Election . The Bloc only runs elections held in the Valencian Community. Including its Unitat del Poble Valencià former era, until 2011 it had historically polled at around 4% of the votes in elections for the Valencian regional parliament, with significantly lower figures when running at Spanish general elections in Valencia. Since 2011, it has been represented by Coalició Compromís , and became

198-458: Is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of)

231-427: Is the distant third major Valencian political party at the municipal level, far from the major parties, PP and PSPV-PSOE. The party is nearly absent in a number of areas in the Valencian Community (virtually all of those comarcas which are Spanish speaking only) while it is a major political agent in others, namely in its historic stronghold at the contiguous area formed by the northernmost part of Alicante province and

264-438: The D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation , with a threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Alicante , Castellón and Valencia , with each being allocated an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 29 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that

297-613: The European Spring ( Spanish : Primavera Europea ) coalition with other parties (such as Chunta Aragonesista or Equo ). In the 2015 Valencian election , Compromís polled third overall after the People's Party (PP) and the Valencian Socialists (PSPV). Compromís got 456.823 votes (18.5% of the votes) and 19 of the 99 seats. The election results allowed a new government to be formed by Compromís and PSPV, with

330-588: The Partido Popular from the regional government. Still, they allowed Bloc to enter the autonomous Parliament (two seats) and secured EUPV representation as well (the remaining five seats). However, a schism occurred soon after within the EUPV between the two more nationalist and social democratic MPs on the one side and the more communist and less nationalist remaining three members on the other. The former MPs were finally expelled from EUPV and went on to create

363-678: The Spanish Constitution and the Valencian Statute of Autonomy , as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president . Voting for the Corts was on the basis of universal suffrage , which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Valencian Community and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 89 members of the Corts Valencianes were elected using

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396-564: The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the region for the first time. The party had also seen a dramatical rise in the 1994 European Parliament election , rising to 44.2% from 22.8% in 1989 . United Left (IU) had gained ground at the expense of the PSOE and in both the 1993 general and 1994 EP elections had polled more than 10% for the first time since the 1970s. After peaking in the 1991 Courts and local elections,

429-458: The 2007 regional elections, in order to secure if only joint representation, something which was at stake if they participated by themselves. This renewed coalition, called Compromís pel País Valencià , indeed achieved representation with seven MPs, two of which corresponded to Bloc according to the coalition pact rules. Internal dissent plagued again the coalition, this time predating especially on its EUPV component, which has split since. In 2011,

462-480: The 4th Corts of the Valencian Community . All 89 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain . As a result of the election, the People's Party (PP) increased its vote share by 15 percentage points relative to the 1991 Courts elections. For the first time,

495-672: The BLOC created a coalition Coalició Compromís , running alongside Iniciativa del Poble Valencià (a scission of United Left ) and the Green, both partners in the previous coalition. Coalició Compromís got 6 seats in the Valencian Parlement in the 2011 elections, consolidating itself as the third political force in the Land of Valencia . Support for the Bloc is higher at the local level, with 384 councillors and about 20 mayors. Thus, it

528-453: The Bloc ran in coalition with other left wing, regional and green parties, such as Iniciativa del Poble Valencià . However, despite the fact that the list was headed by a sitting deputy, Isaura Navarro , their vote fell relative to 2004. For the 2011 Valencian Regional elections , they stood in an electoral alliance with Iniciativa del Poble Valencià and other Green parties in a new coalition called Coalició Compromís . This coalition won

561-641: The PP and UV was able to force the PSOE out from the Valencian Government after 12 years of Socialist rule. Eduardo Zaplana , the People's Party's candidate, became the second democratically elected President of the autonomous community The Corts Valencianes were the devolved , unicameral legislature of the Valencian autonomous community , having legislative power in regional matters as defined by

594-447: The PP had won a regional election, becoming the first party to poll more than 1 million votes in the area and gaining eleven seats, 3 short of an absolute majority. Most of the gains came from Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which lost 13 seats in the election. The regionalist Valencian Union (UV) also lost 1 seat, while United Left (IU) gained 4 seats to overtake UV as the third largest party. A coalition agreement between

627-653: The PSPV. They received 671.071 votes, 25,09% of the total vote in the Valencian Country. During the process of creating parliamentary groups, Podemos deputies joined the group within other Podemos deputies from all around Spain, while Compromís joined the Mixed Group. In the 2016 general elections in Spain , Compromís ran again in a coalition with Podemos, called A la valenciana ("The Valencian Way"), this time

660-744: The Spanish state such as the Basque Nationalist Party , the Catalan Convergence and Union , the Galician Nationalist Bloc , and the Socialist Party of Majorca . Galeusca got two seats, neither of them for the BNV. Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1995 Joan Lerma PSOE Eduardo Zaplana PP The 1995 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect

693-510: The Valencian regional parliament, the Bloc returned to a more left wing agenda as it ran in coalition with EUPV, the Valencian branch of Izquierda Unida , a coalition whose main member is the Communist Party (PCE). This coalition operated under the name of Compromís pel País Valencià . Compromís' results (seven seats) did not achieve their goal of growing and forming a front alongside the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) to oust

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726-503: The capital city of Valencia . In the 2011 Valencian election , Compromís received 176.213 votes (7% of the votes) and 6 of the 99 seats. In the 2011 Spanish general election , running in coalition with Equo in the three Valencian provinces, it won 0.5% of the national vote and 1 MP in Congress ( Joan Baldoví ), nearing 5% of the total vote in the Valencian Community . In the 2014 European Parliament election it won 1 seat within

759-459: The coalition pact, UPV was allotted two out of the six MPs. Internal tensions within the coalition and, especially, within the UPV, led to its disbanding. These events were the start of the process which led to the demise of UPV and its refoundation as BLOC. Still, both parties (under new names, Bloc for UPV and Esquerra Unida del País Valencià, EUPV, for United Left) agreed to repeat their coalition for

792-561: The date of expiry of parliament. After 12 years of consecutive Socialist governments both in the Spanish national government and in the Valencian Community, the People's Party (PP) had managed to greatly increase its support from 1992–93, mostly at the cost of what remained of the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS). In the 1993 general election , the PP had already increased its vote share from 27.0% in 1989 to 40.5% and had overtaken

825-527: The left-wing Valencian People's Initiative , and the ecologist group Greens Equo of the Valencian Country and independent members. Together, they defend Valencianist , progressive and ecological politics. Compromís was founded in January 2010 to participate in the 2011 elections to the Valencian parliament, and the 2011 local elections. Since the 2015 election year, Compromís has significantly increased its representation in many institutions. As of 2022,

858-414: The parliamentary support of Podemos . After negotiations, Mònica Oltra from Compromís was elected as Vice president of Generalitat Valenciana and Ximo Puig from PSPV as President. For the 2015 Spanish general election , Compromís formed a coalition with Podemos, called Compromís-Podem-És el moment . This new coalition was the second most popular political force in the Valencian Country, surpassing

891-943: The party has 724 councillors all over the Valencian Autonomous Community, 17 parliamentary representatives in the Valencian parliament ( Corts Valencianes ), one representative in the Congress of Deputies of Spain and one in the Spanish Senate . In the past, it also had one representative in the European Parliament . It also has six representatives in the Deputation of Valencia ( València ), two in Castellón ( Castelló ), three in Alicante ( Alacant ) and 84 mayor's offices, among them,

924-480: The percentages in a smaller font; 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Corts Valencianes .    Exit poll Coalici%C3%B3 Comprom%C3%ADs Coalició Compromís ( Valencian pronunciation: [koalisiˈo kompɾoˈmis] ; English: Commitment Coalition or Compromise Coalition ), also known as Compromís , is a Valencianist electoral coalition in the Valencian Community , Spain . The parties involved include Més-Compromís ,

957-436: The relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called. The term of the Corts Valencianes expired four years after the date of their previous election, with elections to the Corts being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 26 May 1991, setting the election date for the Corts on Sunday, 28 May 1995. The Corts Valencianes could not be dissolved before

990-420: The right-wing regional party Valencian Union (UV) had begun to lose ground in the 1993 and 1994 elections. Population's weariness of PSOE's prolonged stay in power, economic crisis as well as the eruption of numerous corruption scandals at the national level had weakened the PSOE in the region to the point it was facing the possibility of a severe defeat for the first time in a decade. Joan Lerma's management of

1023-611: The seat-to-population ratio in any given province did not exceed three times that of any other). The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform

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1056-710: The southernmost part of Valencia province. For the 1999 European Parliament election the Bloc allied with the Catalonia-based Convergence and Union and the Majorca Socialist Party with Bloc leader Enric Morera fifth on the list. The coalition won two seats, however Morera briefly became a Euro MP in April 2004 The Bloc joined the Galeusca coalition in the 2004 European Parliament election , with other nationalist parties from

1089-480: The third political force in the Land of Valencia , with 3 of 6 seats of Coalició Compromís in the Valencian parliament , about 385 seats in municipal councils and one seat in the Spanish parliament . Bloc has been represented at the Valencian parliament three times, twice by means of a coalition with the Valencian branch of United Left . Their first participation in this coalition was in 1987, under Bloc's "Unitat del Poble Valencià" (UPV) former name. According to

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