Catalan Federation of the PSOE
Catalan Federation of the PSOE Federació Catalana del PSOE | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General | Josep Maria Triginer |
| Founded | 1880–1882 |
| Dissolved | 16 July 1978 |
| Merged into | Elections |
Catalan Federation of the PSOE or Catalan Socialist Federation (Catalan: Federació Catalana del PSOE, FSC) was a political party in Catalonia, Spain. The FSC first groups emerged between 1880 and 1882.
History
In 1888, the FSC promoted the creation of the
Tragic Week
. The subsequent repression left the party disorganized; but the FSC emerged with new impetus at the end of next year (1910) with the appointment of Josep Recasens as its Secretary General.
In 1923 the FSC suffered a split, that collaborated with
Rafael Vidiella i Franch
was then a prominent member.
In
PSOE in Catalonia, like Juan García acted in close collaboration with the MSC members in clandestine actions, such the Barcelona tram strikes of 1957 and 1951. In the 1970s, the PSOE fully reactivated its federation in Catalonia, under the direction of Josep Maria Triginer i Fernández
.
The FSC contested the
Socialistes de Catalunya was the first step towards the unification of the Catalan socialist movement, that culminated a year later. On 16 July 1978, at a Congress held in Barcelona, the Federation, the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress and the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping formed the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.[2]
Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
| Cortes Generales | |||||||
| Election | Catalonia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 1977 | Within SC/EdC | 7 / 47
|
— | 4 / 16
|
— | ||
See also
- Socialists' Party of Catalonia
- Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia
- List of political parties in Catalonia
References
- D. Ballester. Marginalidades y Hegemonías: La UGT de Cataluña (1888-1936). Fundación Josep Comaposada. Barcelona, 1996.