Ideology
The BNG is composed by a majority of grassroots independent members and a number of political parties. Traditionally, the largest party and main ideological influence has been the Unión do Povo Galego (UPG) (Galician People's Union). In origin, the UPG, and consequently the BNG, were strongly left-winged, and even supported the idea of Galician independence. Yet, from 1990 BNG has gradually abandoned the secessionist discourse and claims for self-determination are rarely produced, especially since the moderate nationalist party Unidade Galega (Galician Unity) joined the coalition. According to its former leader, Anxo Quintana, BNG is not an independentist party, yet some individuals and organizations within it may express a sympathy for the idea., in fact the hegemonic party (UPG) supports independence since 2011.
Generally speaking, the BNG can be considered a nationalist, mildly pro-independence, left-wing and pro-European party.
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