List of political parties in Catalonia

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This article lists political parties in Catalonia represented in Parliament, their ideologies, leaders, number of MPs and their positions on Catalan independence.

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Parties and coalitions in the Catalan Parliament

PartyIdeologyCatalan independenceLeader MPs
Logotip del PSC.svg Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
PSC–PSOE Social democracy, federalism, pro-Europeanism, Spanish unionism, Catalanism Dark Red x.svg Salvador Illa
42 / 135
Junts per Catalunya (2020).svg Together for Catalonia
Junts per Catalunya
Junts Catalan independence, populism Yes check.svg Laura Borràs
35 / 135
ERC logo 2017.svg Republican Left of Catalonia
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
ERC Republicanism, social democracy, Catalan independence, left-wing nationalism Yes check.svg Oriol Junqueras
20 / 135
Logo PP Cataluna 2022.svg People's Party of Catalonia
Partit Popular de Catalunya
PPC Conservatism, Christian democracy, Spanish unionism Dark Red x.svg Alejandro Fernández
15 / 135
VOX logo.svg Vox
Vox
VOX Ultranationalism, social conservatism, economic liberalism, national conservatism, right-wing populism, Euroscepticism, centralism, Spanish nationalism,Dark Red x.svg Ignacio Garriga
11 / 135
Comuns Sumar logotip 12M 2024.svg Commons Unite
Comuns Sumar
Comuns Sumar Eco-socialism, alter-globalization, left-wing populism, republicanism, democratic socialism, catalanism Right to self-determination Jéssica Albiach
6 / 135
CUP.svg Popular Unity Candidacy
Candidatura d'Unitat Popular
CUP Anti-capitalism, socialism, left-wing nationalism, pan-Catalanism, Catalan independence, feminism, direct democracy, Euroscepticism Yes check.svg Laia Estrada
4 / 135
AliancaCatalana logo.svg Catalan Alliance
Aliança Catalana
Aliança.cat Catalan separatism, Catalan nationalism, anti-immigration, economic liberalism Yes check.svg Sílvia Orriols
2 / 135

Smaller parties

LogoNameAbbr.IdeologyCatalan independence
Logo PACMA (2022).svg Animalist Party with the Environment
Partit Animalista Amb el Medi Ambient
PACMA Animal welfare, animal rights, social justice, environmentalism, participatory democracy, pacifism, veganism Yes check.svg
Logo de Ciudadanos (2023).svg Citizens
Ciutadans
CS Liberalism, Spanish nationalism Dark Red x.svg
Logotipo Comunistes de Catalunya.svg Communists of Catalonia
Comunistes de Catalunya
Comunistes.cat Communism, republicanism, Catalanism, Catalan souverainism Yes check.svg
Logo ALTER.jpg Republican Alternative
Partit Republicà d'Esquerra - Alternativa Republicana de Catalunya
PRE - ALTER Republicanism, socialism, federalism, laïcité, eco-socialism, socialist feminism Right to self-determination
Its political proposal is the Spanish Federal Republic.
Logos Recortes Cero.svg Zero CutsGreen Group
Recortes Cero–Grupo Verde
Recortes Cero–GV Anti-austerity, green politics, eco-socialism, feminism, ecologism, Spanish unionism Dark Red x.svg
Logotip del Front Nacional de Catalunya..png National Front of Catalonia
Front Nacional de Catalunya
FNC Catalan independence, Catalan nationalism, anti-immigration Yes check.svg
Som Catalans Logo.png Som Catalans SOM Catalan independentism, anti-immigration Yes check.svg
Logotip de Pirates de Catalunya.svg Pirates of Catalonia
Pirates de Catalunya
PIRATA.CAT Pirate politics, freedom of information, direct democracy, protection of privacy, intellectual property reform, open government, Catalan independence Yes check.svg
Since October 2017 supports independence based on the results of the Catalan independence referendum

Former parties

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 Catalan regional election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Together for Catalonia (2017)</span> Political party in Spain

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