Socialists' Party of Catalonia

The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (Catalan: Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC–PSOE) is a social-democratic[6] 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 (Ciutadans pel Canvi) 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.

Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
First SecretarySalvador Illa
PresidentMiquel Iceta
Vice PresidentNúria Marín
Founded16 July 1978 (1978-07-16)
Merger of
Headquartersc/ Nicaragua, 75–77
08029 Barcelona
NewspaperEndavant Digital
Youth wingSocialist Youth of Catalonia
Membership (2019)Decrease 14,276[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[5]
National affiliationSpanish Socialist Workers' Party
European affiliationProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Congress of Deputies
12 / 48
(Catalan seats)
Spanish Senate
4 / 16
(Catalan seats)
Parliament of Catalonia
33 / 135
European Parliament
(Spanish seats)
1 / 59
Mayors
87 / 947
Local government
1,315 / 9,077
Website
www.socialistes.cat

Party leaders edit

First Secretaries edit

Presidents edit

Electoral performance edit

Parliament of Catalonia edit

Parliament of Catalonia
ElectionLeading candidateVotes%Seats+/–Government
1980Joan Reventós606,71722.43 (#2)
33 / 135
Opposition
1984Raimon Obiols866,28130.11 (#2)
41 / 135
8Opposition
1988802,82829.78 (#2)
42 / 135
1Opposition
1992728,31127.55 (#2)
40 / 135
2Opposition
1995Joaquim Nadal802,25224.89 (#2)
34 / 135
6Opposition
1999[a]Pasqual Maragall1,183,29937.85 (#1)
52 / 135
18Opposition
2003[b]1,031,45431.16 (#1)
42 / 135
10Coalition
2006[b]José Montilla796,17326.82 (#2)
37 / 135
5Coalition
2010575,23318.38 (#2)
28 / 135
9Opposition
2012Pere Navarro524,70714.43 (#2)
20 / 135
8Opposition
2015Miquel Iceta523,28312.72 (#3)
16 / 135
4Opposition
2017606,65913.86 (#4)
17 / 135
1Opposition
2021Salvador Illa654,76623.03 (#1)
33 / 135
16Opposition

Cortes Generales edit

Cortes Generales
ElectionCatalonia
CongressSenate
Votes%Seats+/–Seats+/–
1979875,52929.67 (#1)
17 / 47
2[c]
6 / 16
1
19821,575,60145.83 (#1)
25 / 47
8
9 / 16
3
19861,299,73341.00 (#1)
21 / 47
4
8 / 16
1
19891,123,97535.59 (#1)
20 / 46
1
6 / 16
2
19931,277,83834.87 (#1)
18 / 47
2
6 / 16
0
19961,531,14339.36 (#1)
19 / 46
1
8 / 16
2
20001,150,53334.13 (#1)
17 / 46
2
7 / 16
1
20041,586,74839.47 (#1)
21 / 47
4
8 / 16
1
20081,689,91145.39 (#1)
25 / 47
4
8 / 16
0
2011922,54726.66 (#2)
14 / 47
11
6 / 16
2
2015590,27415.69 (#3)
8 / 47
6
0 / 16
6
2016559,87016.10 (#3)
7 / 47
1
0 / 16
0
Apr. 2019962,25723.21 (#2)
12 / 48
5
3 / 16
3
Nov. 2019794,66620.50 (#2)
12 / 48
0
2 / 16
1
20231,213,00634.49 (#1)
19 / 48
7
12 / 16
10

European Parliament edit

European Parliament
ElectionCatalonia
Votes%#
19871,116,34836.82%1st
1989865,50636.36%1st
1994721,37428.17%2nd
1999997,31134.64%1st
2004907,12142.85%1st
2009708,88836.00%1st
2014359,21414.29%3rd
2019756,23122.06%2nd

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Electoral alliance with Citizens for Change, and with Initiative for Catalonia–Greens in Girona, Lleida and Tarragona.
  2. ^ a b Electoral alliance with Citizens for Change.
  3. ^ Compared to Socialists of Catalonia totals in the 1977 general election.

References edit

  1. ^ "Site verification".
  2. ^ "Parties and Elections in Europe".
  3. ^ "El nacionalismo dice «no» al federalismo de Rubalcaba y Navarro". 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ Orriols, Lluís (3 December 2010). "¿Por qué el PSC es "catalanista"?". El País.
  5. ^ Faber, Sebastiaan; Seguín, Bécquer (29 December 2017). "Catalonia's Elections Take Spain Back to Square One". The Nation. United States.
  6. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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