Andalusian Party

The Andalusian Party (Spanish: Partido Andalucista, PA) was an Andalusian nationalist[3] centre-left political party from Andalusia (Spain), with an important presence in provinces such as Cádiz and Seville although in the past they have stood in other provinces and even won seats in Barcelona to the Parliament of Catalonia.

[7] The party was founded as the Socialist Alliance of Andalusia (Alianza Socialista de Andalucía) in 1965 by Alejandro Rojas-Marcos.

In 1976 it took the name Socialist Party of Andalusia (Partido Socialista de Andalucía).

[citation needed] The PA party name was adopted in 1984.

A splinter group, led by former leader Pedro Pacheco, was formed in 2001, under the name Socialist Party of Andalusia (Partido Socialista de Andalucía), later rejoined Partido Andalucista.