The Generalitat de Catalunya,or the Government of Catalonia,is the institutional system by which Catalonia politically organizes its self-government. It is formed by the Parliament of Catalonia,the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya,and the Executive Council of Catalonia.
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.
Josep Tarradellas i Joan,1st Marquess of Tarradellas was a Spanish politician,first president of Catalonia in the democracy.
Convergence and Union was a Catalan nationalist electoral alliance in Catalonia,Spain. It was a federation of two constituent parties,the larger Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and its smaller counterpart,the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC). It was dissolved on 17 June 2015.
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 Democratic Union of Catalonia,frequently shortened as Union,was a regionalist,Christian-democratic political party in the Catalonia region of Spain existing between 1931 and 2017. Together with Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC),they formed the Convergence and Union (CiU) alliance and federation from 1978 until its dissolution in 2015,under which they would rule the government of Catalonia for almost three decades during the recent Spanish democratic period.
The 2003 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday,16 November 2003,to elect the 7th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The 1999 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday,17 October 1999,to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The 2006 Catalan regional election was held on Wednesday,1 November 2006,to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The 2008 Spanish general election was held on Sunday,9 March 2008,to elect the 9th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election,as well as 208 of 264 seats in the Senate.
Plataforma per Catalunya was a far-right political party rooted in Catalonia,Spain,which centred its political agenda around controlling immigration and was opposed to Catalan independence. It was strongly anti-Islamic,and was widely considered a racist,xenophobic far-right political force. Its leader was Josep Anglada,town councillor in Vic.
Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia was enacted on Sunday,17 February 2008 by a unanimous vote of the Assembly of Kosovo. All 11 representatives of the Serb minority boycotted the proceedings. International reaction was mixed,and the world community continues to be divided on the issue,with 112 of 193 UN member states recognizing Kosovo's independence. Spain's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence is one of non-recognition,mainly due to concerns about the implications for its own territory. Although it has given indications that its stance may change,increasing political tensions in Catalonia under the independentist-led coalition government will make it unlikely that Spain will soften its current position.
The 2012 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday,25 November 2012,to elect the 10th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was a snap election,announced on 25 September by President Artur Mas following the pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona on 11 September—the National Day of Catalonia—and the failed talks between President Mas and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to give greater fiscal autonomy to Catalonia.
The 2015 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday,27 September 2015,electing the 11th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election. This was the third regional Catalan election in only five years,after the 2010 and 2012 elections and the first one in over 37 years in which Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) ran separately,after the dissolution of Convergence and Union (CiU) in June 2015 over disagreements on the coalition's separatist turn.
Pere Macias i Arau,is a Catalan politician,deputy to the Parliament of Catalonia and to the Parliament and senator.
The 1980 Catalan regional election was held on Thursday,20 March 1980,to elect the 1st Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election. This was the first regional election to be held in Catalonia since the Spanish transition to democracy and the second democratic regional election in Catalan history after that of 1932.
Catalonia Yes is a Catalan independence political platform founded in 2011 bringing together people from civil society and various public figures in favour of independence for Catalonia.
Rosa Maria Carrasco i Azemar was a Spanish politician from Catalonia,one of the founders of the Democrats of Catalonia party.
Antoni Postius i Terrado is a Catalan politician and a former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
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