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name = Marea Atlántica native_name = Marea Atlántica country = Spain state = Galicia city = A Coruña founded = 2014 ideology = Participatory democracy; municipalism; ecosocialism position = Left seats_city_council = (variable) website = —
Marea Atlántica is a municipal political platform formed in A Coruña in 2014 drawing activists from Podemos, Anova, Esquerda Unida, and independent civic movements linked to the 15-M and indignados movement. The platform emerged amid a wave of municipal candidacies such as Barcelona en Comú, Ahora Madrid, Compromís, and En Marea seeking to transform local administration in the context of the Spanish financial crisis and debates around austerity measures, presenting an alternative to traditional parties such as Partido Popular and Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Marea Atlántica combined actors from CIG, Comisiones Obreras, neighborhood associations like Asociación de Vecinos, cultural collectives, and platformist networks influenced by municipal projects like La PAH and personalities connected to Ada Colau, Manuela Carmena, and municipalists across Spain.
The formation traces to assemblies held after mobilizations around the 15-M and the electoral rise of Podemos and En Marea in Galicia. Founders included activists associated with Anova, Esquerda Unida, and independent figures who had participated in protests against measures linked to the Memorandum of Understanding era and bank bailouts during debates about municipal debt tied to banks such as NovaGalicia Banco. In the 2015 municipal elections the platform achieved representation in the A Coruña City Council displacing elements of the PP that had governed under leaders connected with national controversies like the Gürtel case and the Barcenas affair. Subsequent cycles saw interactions with constituencies mobilized around labor disputes involving Navantia and cultural campaigns relating to institutions like the Real Academia Galega.
Marea Atlántica presented a program blending elements from ecosocialism, municipalism, and participatory models inspired by assemblies used in the 15-M and practices advocated by figures such as Ada Colau and Marina Albiol. The platform emphasized measures in areas intersecting with municipal competence: urban planning debates involving landmarks tied to Port Authority of A Coruña, social policies influenced by activists from Servicios Sociales networks, and environmental campaigns resonant with groups like Greenpeace and Fridays for Future. It positioned itself against policies associated with PP austerity and sought to implement participatory budgeting akin to experiments in Porto Alegre and proposals championed by theorists like David Harvey.
In the 2015 municipal elections the coalition secured a plurality of seats in A Coruña City Council, reducing the share of PP and altering local governance vis-à-vis prior administrations linked to figures investigated by probes connected to national scandals such as the Gürtel case. Subsequent municipal contests witnessed fluctuations as alliances among Anova, Podemos, and EU evolved, echoing the electoral dynamics seen in Barcelona en Comú and Ahora Madrid. Performance in European debates intersected with the fortunes of regional projects like En Marea and national trends affecting parties such as Vox, Ciudadanos, and Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE).
Marea Atlántica organized through citizen assemblies, thematic commissions, and lists combining members from Anova, EU, Podemos sympathizers, and independents drawn from neighborhood platforms and unions such as Comisiones Obreras and UGT. Decision-making relied on open primaries and participatory mechanisms influenced by the assembly culture of the 15-M, with coordination bodies that negotiated programmatic positions against the backdrop of broader networks including Municipalismo initiatives and federations emerging from Ahora Madrid-style experiments.
Policy initiatives emphasized anti-eviction stances comparable to proposals from PAH, municipal measures for affordable housing, and social services reforms coordinated with organizations like Cáritas and Cruz Roja Española. Urban planning and mobility proposals engaged institutions such as the Port Authority of A Coruña and regional administrations like the Xunta de Galicia, while environmental agendas intersected with campaigns led by Greenpeace and local ecologist groups. The platform implemented participatory budgeting pilots influenced by models from Porto Alegre and engaged cultural projects linked to venues similar to the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea.
Electoral and governing strategy entailed formal and informal pacts with regional formations like En Marea and negotiations with national formations including Podemos and federations like EU. These alliances mirrored cooperation patterns seen in coalitions such as Compromís and municipal platforms like Barcelona en Comú, while navigating tensions with established parties like PP and PSOE. Collaboration also extended to social movements including PAH, labor unions like Comisiones Obreras, and cultural associations active in A Coruña.
Critics from both the center-right PP and center-left PSOE accused the platform of instability and of replicating factional disputes characteristic of national trends in groups such as Podemos and En Marea. Internal disagreements over candidate selection and tactical pacts echoed fractures observed in municipal left coalitions elsewhere, and controversies touched on management of municipal contracts involving local enterprises and transparency debates that evoked discussions around laws like the Transparency Act. Opponents also invoked administrative reviews linked to regional institutions like the Xunta de Galicia and judicial inquiries paralleling wider scrutiny of local administrations during the post-crisis era.
Category:Politics of A Coruña