Plural Left (Spain, 2011)
{{distinguish|Plural Left (Spain, 2014)}}
{{Expand Spanish|fa=yes|date=July 2017|La Izquierda Plural}}
{{Infobox political party
|country = Spain
|name = United Left–The Greens: The Plural Left
|native_name = Izquierda Unida–Los Verdes: La Izquierda Plural
|colorcode = {{party color|United Left (Spain)}}
|logo = Logo IU-LV.svg
|logo_size = 150px
|leader = Cayo Lara
|foundation = {{start date|2011}}
|dissolved = 2015
|membership =
|ideology = Democratic socialism
Eco-socialism
Anti-capitalism
Ecologism
Federalism
|position = Left-wing
|successor = Popular Unity
|international =
|european =
|europarl =
|colours = {{Color box|{{party color|United Left (Spain)}}|border=darkgray}} Dark red
{{Color box|Green|border=darkgray}} Green
|website =
}}
United Left–The Greens: Plural Left ({{langx|es|Izquierda Unida–Los Verdes: La Izquierda Plural}}) or just Plural Left ({{langx|es|La Izquierda Plural}}) was an electoral alliance organized to contest the 2011 Spanish general election. It was led by United Left, with Cayo Lara as its leading candidate.{{cite news |date=8 October 2011 |url=https://elpais.com/politica/2011/10/08/actualidad/1318083474_051904.html |title=IU irá al 20-N con otros 12 partidos y aspira a ser la voz de la calle |language=es |newspaper=El País |access-date=11 July 2020}}{{cite news |date=8 October 2011 |url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/10/08/espana/1318088665.html |title=IU irá al 20-N con 12 grupos y promete ser 'la voz de la calle en el Parlamento' |language=es |newspaper=El Mundo |access-date=11 July 2020}}
Composition
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:97%;" |
| colspan="2"| Party
! Notes |
|---|
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|United Left (Spain)}}"|
| United Left (IU) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Initiative for Catalonia Greens}}"|
| Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) | Within ICV–EUiA. |
| bgcolor="{{party color|United and Alternative Left}}"|
| United and Alternative Left (EUiA) | Within ICV–EUiA. |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Chunta Aragonesista}}"|
| Aragonese Union (CHA) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent Socialists of Extremadura}}"|
| Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Batzarre}}"|
| Assembly (Batzarre) | Within Left. |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Confederation of the Greens}}"|
| Confederation of the Greens (LV) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Tour Madrid–The Greens}}"|
| Tour Madrid–The Greens (GM–LV) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|The Greens of the Valencian Country}}"|
| The Greens of the Valencian Country (EVPV) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|The Greens–Green Option}}"|
| The Greens–Green Option (EV–OV) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Green and Red Canaries}}"|
| Canaries for the Left | Within CVR. |
| bgcolor="black"|
| El Hierro Initiative (IpH) | |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic and Social Party of Ceuta}}"|
| Democratic and Social Party of Ceuta (PDSC) | |
Electoral performance
=Cortes Generales=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:left;" |
| colspan="10" align="center"| Cortes Generales |
| rowspan="2" width="75"| Election
! colspan="5"| Congress ! colspan="2"| Senate ! rowspan="2"| Leading candidate ! rowspan="2"| Status in legislature |
|---|
| width="70"| Votes
! width="35"| % ! width="25"| # ! Seats ! width="35"| +/– ! Seats ! width="35"| +/– |
| 2011
| 1,686,040 | 6.92% | 3rd | {{Composition bar|11|350|hex={{party color|Plural Left (Spain, 2011)}}}} | 10px9 | {{Composition bar|0|208|hex={{party color|Plural Left (Spain, 2011)}}}} | 10px0 | style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition |
