Por La Rioja

Por La Rioja
General SecretarySonsoles Soriano
FounderAlberto Bretón
Founded22 February 2023 (2023-02-22)
Split fromPeople's Party of La Rioja, Riojan Party
IdeologyRegionalism[1]
Mayors in La Rioja
6 / 177
Municipal councillors in La Rioja
53 / 1,030
Website
https://porlarioja.com/

Por La Rioja (PLRi; lit. 'For La Rioja') is a Spanish political party in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2023, the party won the third-most councillors and mayors in the region in the year's local elections.

History

Por La Rioja was announced on 16 February 2023. Among its founders were Alberto Bretón, a former secretary general of the People's Party of La Rioja (PP), who had been a member of the Parliament of La Rioja and a minister in the Government of La Rioja. He quit the PP over Gonzalo Capellán being appointed solely by the national leadership as lead candidate in the 2023 Riojan regional election. He was joined by former members of the Riojan Party, who had left over disagreement with the party running a joint list with the Empty Spain platform.[2]

Por La Rioja was launched on 22 February 2023 in the regional capital Logroño.[3] Bretón was unanimously elected secretary general of the new party and held an extraordinary congress on 18 March, in which he criticised the PP for a lack of internal democracy, called government partners Podemos and the United Left extremist parties, and said that the party would not support Vox due to the latter's support of centralisation.[4]

In the 2023 Spanish local elections in La Rioja, the party took five out of 174 mayors' offices in the region, behind 108 of the PP and 47 for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). The five were Hormilla, Laguna de Cameros, Pazuengos, Santa Engracia del Jubera and Sotés.[5] It won 52 councillors, third behind the 537 of the PP and 340 of the PSOE, but did not take seats in the major cities nor in the Parliament.[6] A sixth mayor's office and additional councillor was added in October 2023 in Pinillos after the death of the PP incumbent and resignation of his successor.[7] In August 2024, the party's one councillor in Haro joined the PP-led local government, replacing the one from another new regionalist party, Vinea.[8]

On 17 October 2023, Bretón, who had won no seats in his campaign for mayor of Logroño, left the secretary-general position while remaining within the party. He was succeeded by Sonsoles Soriano, who had been the lead parliamentary candidate.[9]

Ideology

On its launch, the party outlined five fundamental points:[3]

  1. Improvement of public services
  2. Protection and sustainable development of rural areas, action against depopulation
  3. Action on employment and development, and the role of the University of La Rioja
  4. Support of the industrial and agricultural sectors, including the wine industry
  5. Promotion of La Rioja's history, culture and traditions

References

  1. ^ García, Pío (28 May 2023). "La Rioja elige si renueva a Andreu o gira a la derecha" [La Rioja chooses if it will renew Andreu or turn to the right]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Bretón y críticos del PR crean el nuevo partido 'Por La Rioja'" [Bretón and critics of the PR create the new party 'Por La Rioja']. El Día de La Rioja (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Nace Por La Rioja, el partido al que une «la pasión por La Rioja y su futuro»" [Por La Rioja, the party that unites "the passion for La Rioja and its future" is born] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. EFE. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Bretón espera «unos magníficos resultados» para el 28M" [Bretón hopes for "some magnificent results" for the 28 May elections] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. EFE. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ "¿Aquí quién manda? Todos los alcaldes de La Rioja, pueblo a pueblo" [Who governs here? All the mayors of La Rioja, town to town] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. ^ "El PP logra 537 concejales en La Rioja, frente a los 340 del PSOE" [PP achieves 537 councillors in La Rioja, against 340 of the PSOE] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. EFE. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ Marín A., Diego (27 October 2023). "Simón Amuchastegui, nuevo alcalde de Pinillos" [Simón Amuchastegui, new mayor of Pinillos]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ^ Caro, María (14 August 2024). "Cambia el equipo de Gobierno en Haro: PP y Por La Rioja firman un acuerdo, con el apoyo de Ciudadanos, y prescinden de Vinea" [Change of Government in Haro: PP and Por La Rioja sign an agreement, with the support of Citizens, and Vinea is disposed of]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Alberto Bretón deja de ser secretario general de Por La Rioja" [Alberto Bretón no longer secretary general of Por La Rioja]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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