Communists of Catalonia

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Communists of Catalonia
Comunistes de Catalunya
PresidentCollective leadership (Central Committee)
Secretary-General Hector Sánchez Mira
FoundedNovember 2014 (2014-11)
Merger of PCC
Headquarters Barcelona
Youth wing JCC
Ideology Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Catalan self-determination
Republicanism
Political position Far-left
Regional affiliation United and Alternative Left (since 2014)
International affiliation IMCWP
Colours Red
Congress of Deputies (Catalan seats)
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Parliament of Catalonia
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Website
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Communists of Catalonia (Catalan : Comunistes de Catalunya) is a communist party in Catalonia founded in 2014. [3]

Communists of Catalonia was founded on November 1, 2014, through the merger of the Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) and independent communist sympathizers. Joan Josep Nuet was elected as Secretary General of the new organization. Like the founding parties, the new party participates in the coalition Esquerra Unida i Alternativa.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  3. El PCC y PSUC Viu se unen en Comunistes de Catalunya, El Diario, 1 de noviembre de 2014.