Leonese People's Union

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Leonese People's Union
Unión del Pueblo Leonés
Leader Javier Chamorro
Founded 1986 (1986)
Headquarters Avda. República Argentina, 13 bis-1º, 24004 León
Youth wing Leonesist Youth
Ideology Leonese regionalism
Political position Centre-Right
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
European Parliament group None
Colours Magenta, Black
Local Government
161 / 66,046
Corts of Castile and León
1 / 83
Congress of Deputies
0 / 350
Spanish Senate
0 / 264
European Parliament
0 / 50
Website
www.upl.es

Politics of Spain
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Elections

The Leonese People's Union (Spanish: Unión del Pueblo Leonés, UPL) is a regional political party in Castilla y León, Spain. UPL strives to establish a separate autonomous community (Comunidad Autónoma de León or Autonomous Community of León) for the provinces of León, Zamora and Salamanca (parts of the old Kingdom of León), now in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León.

UPL was founded in 1986 by a group of people coming from different León regionalist movements and various state-wide parties (Popular Alliance, Union of the Democratic Centre, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party). Initially it was known as Leonesist Union (Unión Leonesista, UNLE). It adopted its current name in 1991, when José María Rodríguez de Francisco took over the leadership of the party. In the municipality of León the party obtained three seats in the municipal council. It also won one seat in the provincial council.

In the last municipal elections in 2007, UPL obtained 10.88% and three seats in the municipal council of León. In the last Castile and León autonomic elections the same year, it obtained 2.69% of the votes and two seats over 83.

Its youth branch is Conceyu Xoven, an organization that promotes official status for the Leonese language and the unity and self-determination for the Leonese Country.

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