An indicator of political diversity for analyzing their influence in shaping the local action groups leader in Spain

Between 1987 and 2013 Spain has implemented programs of rural development through the LEADER methodology, all of them led and managed by Local Action Groups (LAG). The influence of municipal governments within these GAL is a subject discussed from the beginning but lacks specificity in terms of quantitative data. . This paper identifies two indicators to measure patterns representing municipal governments. From these different situations of interest include the influence of the balance of political parties in the initial constitution of the LAG and its evolution over time, and the power of internal political negotiation of a LAG that the majority political party is faced with are analyzed the other political parties of the same LAG