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| Ganemos Madrid | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ganemos Madrid |
| Native name | Ganemos Madrid |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Country | Spain |
| Ideology | Participatory democracy; municipalism; left-wing populism |
| Position | Left-wing |
Ganemos Madrid Ganemos Madrid was a citizens' platform and municipal electoral initiative in Madrid formed in 2014 to contest the 2015 Spanish local elections. It brought together activists from Movimientos sociales, members of Izquierda Unida, independent activists, and participants linked to the 15-M Movement and Podemos. The platform aimed to challenge the dominance of People's Party (Spain) and Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in Madrid municipal politics.
The formation drew upon the momentum of the 15-M Movement and civic assemblies inspired by protests in Puerta del Sol and neighborhood forums across Chamberí, Lavapiés, and Usera. Organizers included figures associated with Izquierda Unida, local branches of United Left (Spain), activists with ties to Podemos founders and campaigners who had participated in the Indignados movement. Initial meetings referenced organizing experiences from Barcelona en Comú, Guanyem Barcelona, and citizen platforms in València. Key events during formation involved assemblies in venues like Teatro Circo Price, coordination with activists linked to Marca España cultural debates, and interactions with municipal councilors from Marinaleda and members connected to Cooperativas de trabajo asociado movements.
The platform's program emphasized participatory budgeting, housing rights, municipal social services, and transparency measures modeled on proposals debated in European Committee of the Regions contexts and municipalist campaigns across Spain. Policy proposals cited precedents from Barcelona en Comú and referenced legal frameworks such as the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and national regulations overseen by the Ministry of Public Works (Spain). Economic measures aligned with proposals discussed within Izquierda Unida and activist networks influenced by debates at Universidad Complutense de Madrid seminars and conferences featuring speakers from ATTAC and Amnesty International. The platform promoted alliances with labor organizations including Comisiones Obreras and UGT on municipal employment policies and coordinated housing interventions addressing issues raised by PAH ( Platforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca).
Ganemos Madrid campaigned in the 2015 Spanish local elections and sought to influence subsequent municipal ballots. Campaign strategies involved collectives experienced in digital outreach from groups like Podemos and grassroots canvassing rooted in assembly practices similar to Guanyem Barcelona campaigns. Electoral results interacted with outcomes for candidates in 2015 Madrid election and later influenced lists presented in the Madrid municipal election, 2019. Prominent municipal contests in Retiro, Salamanca, and Centro (Madrid) districts reflected the platform's impact on vote splitting and coalition formation with Ahora Madrid and other citizen platforms. Vote tallies were debated in media outlets such as El País, El Mundo, and La Vanguardia during post-election analyses.
The organization employed a horizontal assembly model inspired by 15-M Movement assemblies and experimented with participatory mechanisms akin to those used by Barcelona en Comú and Podemos municipal circles. Membership included activists, local trade unionists from Comisiones Obreras and UGT, municipal policy experts formerly affiliated with Izquierda Unida, academics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and community organizers from neighborhood associations in Ciudad Lineal and Carabanchel. Decision-making structures featured neighborhood assemblies, thematic working groups, and open primary processes drawing on methodologies discussed in forums at Casa Encendida and lectures at Reina Sofía Museum events.
Alliances formed with Ahora Madrid and platform lists that combined grassroots activists and political parties like Podemos (political party) and Izquierda Unida. Conflicts emerged over candidate selection, strategy, and links to national parties, producing public debates involving figures from Manuel Carmena's team, councilors who later collaborated with Carmena, and critics in outlets such as ABC (newspaper), El País, and Público. Internal disputes mirrored tensions seen in broader municipalist projects including Guanyem Barcelona splits and discussions within Izquierda Unida federations. Criticism targeted accountability practices, the role of party machines like People's Party (Spain) and Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in counter-campaigns, and questions raised by legal scholars at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
The platform contributed to a shift in Madrid municipal politics by promoting participatory governance models that influenced administrations in neighborhoods across the city and by informing the policy agendas of electoral coalitions such as Ahora Madrid and municipal groups linked to Barcelona en Comú. Its legacy appears in subsequent debates at the Congreso de los Diputados about municipal competencies, in academic studies from institutions like Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and in comparative analyses of municipalism published by European networks including Transform Europe. The movement's methods have been cited in policy proposals from municipal councils in València, Zaragoza, and other Spanish cities, and in international discussions at conferences hosted by European Alternatives and Transnational Institute.
Category:Politics of Madrid Category:Municipalism in Spain Category:2014 establishments in Spain