The Republican Left of Catalonia is a pro-Catalan independence,social-democratic political party in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia,with a presence also in Valencia,the Balearic Islands and the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known as Catalan Countries,focusing in recent years on the creation of a Catalan Republic in Catalonia proper. Its current president is Oriol Junqueras and its secretary-general is Marta Rovira. The party is a member of the European Free Alliance.
Pasqual Maragall i Mira is a Spanish politician and former President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona,from 1982 to 1997,and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid.
The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia,frequently shortened as Convergence was a Catalan nationalist,liberal political party in Catalonia (Spain),currently still existing without any political activity.
The Socialists' Party of Catalonia is a social-democratic political party in Catalonia,Spain,resulting from the merger of three parties:the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping,led by Josep Pallach i Carolà,the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress,and the Catalan Federation of the PSOE. It is the Catalan instance of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE),and its Aranese section is Unity of Aran. The party had also been allied with federalist and republican political platform Citizens for Change until the 2010 election. PSC–PSOE has its power base in the Barcelona metropolitan area and the comarques of Tarragonès,Montsià,and Val d'Aran.
Communist Workers' Party of Catalonia is a communist party in Catalonia. The party was founded in 1973 as a split from Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya as the Catalan branch of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE),and was legalized on 28 October 1977. In 2000,it became a part of the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain.
The Catalan independence movement is a social and political movement which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain.
The politics of Catalonia takes place within the framework of its Statute of Autonomy and its 1978 Constitution,which grants a degree of self-government to Catalonia and establish it as an autonomous community of Spain with the status of a nationality,operating as a parliamentary democracy. The Generalitat de Catalunya is the Catalan institution of self-government,which includes the Parliament of Catalonia,the President and the Executive Council. The Parliament of Catalonia is one of the oldest in the world.
Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress was a political party in Catalonia,Spain. PSC–C was founded in 1976 as a continuation of Socialist Convergence of Catalonia (CSC). It also unified with various sectors originating in Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM),Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) and Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).
The Parliament of Catalonia is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia,Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members,known as deputies (diputats/deputats/diputados),who are elected for four-year terms or after extraordinary dissolution,chosen by universal suffrage in lists of four constituencies,corresponding to the Catalan provinces. The Parliament building is located in Ciutadella Park,Barcelona.
The Workers' Front of Catalonia was a clandestine political movement in Catalonia,Spain,formed in 1961,and active during the Spanish State of caudillo Francisco Franco. It was the continuation of the Popular Democratic Association of Catalonia,one created by university students inspired by liberation theology and the Cuban revolution.
Pere Puig Subinyà was a Catalan politician and businessman. He was a member of Unióde Rabassaires and Republican Left of Catalonia
Unity for Socialism was an electoral coalition in Catalonia,Spain,contesting the 1980 Catalan parliament election. The coalition represented the main groups of the non-parliamentary left in Catalonia at the time. It was constituted by the Workers Party of Catalonia (PTC),Communist Organization of Spain,Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) and the Communist Movement of Catalonia (MCC). Manuel Gracia Luño was the top candidate in the Barcelona constituency,whilst Jordi Creixans headed the Girona list,Francisco Javier Clavería (PTC) headed the Lleida list and JoséSemente Moya (MCC) was the top candidate in Tarragona.
Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping was a political party in Catalonia,Spain. The PSC–R was founded in 1976 as a continuation of the Socialist and Democratic Regrouping of Catalonia.
Catalan Federation of the PSOE or Catalan Socialist Federation was a political party in Catalonia,Spain. The FSC first groups emerged between 1880 and 1882.
Democratic Left of Catalonia was a political party in Catalonia (Spain). EDC was founded in 1975 as the Catalan Liberal Party,and ideologically it defined itself as "radical liberal" and federalist. It was merged into Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) on 27 June 1978.
Left Movement of Catalonia is a social-democratic,pro-independence political party in Catalonia. The party was founded in November 2014 from the merger of New Catalan Left (NECat) and Catalonia Movement,which had both been formed by dissident members of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) who were dissatisfied with what they saw as the party's lack of support for the independence movement. Its founders included Marina Geli and Ernest Maragall (NECat),but both have ever since left for other parties—Geli joined the Together for Catalonia alliance ahead of the 2017 Catalan regional election,whereas Maragall defected to Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) in 2018.
People's Party of Catalonia was a political party in Catalonia,Spain. PPC was founded in 1973 as from a split of the National Front of Catalonia (FNC).
Socialists of Catalonia was an electoral alliance formed to contest the 1977 Spanish Congress of Deputies election in Catalonia,comprising both the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress (PSC–C) and the Catalan Socialist Federation (PSOE). It was dissolved in 1978 when its two components merged with the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping (PSC–R) into the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC).
Communist Workers' Party of Catalonia is a communist party in Catalonia. The party was founded in 1973 as a split from Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya as the Catalan branch of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE),and was legalized on 28 October 1977. In 2000,it became a part of the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain.
Ernest Maragall i Mira is a Spanish economist,politician,member of the Parliament of Catalonia and former Minister of Foreign Action,Institutional Relations and Transparency of Catalonia. He was previously Minister of Education,a member of the European Parliament and a member of Barcelona City Council (BCC).
