Democratic Left of Catalonia

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Democratic Left of Catalonia
Esquerra Democràtica de Catalunya

Democratic Left of Catalonia (Catalan: Esquerra Democràtica de Catalunya, EDC) was a political party in Catalonia (Spain). EDC was founded in 1975 as the Catalan Liberal Party (Catalan: Partit Liberal Català), and ideologically it defined itself as "radical liberal" and federalist.[1][2] It was merged into Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) on 27 June 1978.[3]

History

EDC was initially known as the Catalan Liberal Party (PLC) and was a member of the

co-management and the nationalization of large enterprises.[2] In April 1976 a sector led by Jaume Casanovas split from the party and founded the Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC).[4] On 24 September 1976, together with the People's Democratic Party, the Social-Liberal Coalition was established.[5]

In January 1977, the party signed a political alliance with

Spanish Senate election, EDC joined the Democracy and Catalonia coalition, comprising all four PDC parties together with the Catalan Centre (CC) and the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC),[9][10]
which won two senators, although none was for EDC.

In December 1977, a group of party members left the party to found the Catalan Association of the Liberal Left,[11] which would end up joining Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) in August 1978. The rest of the party would be merged into CDC in June 1978.[3][12]

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Nationwide

Cortes Generales
Election Congress Senate Leading candidate Status in legislature
Votes % # Seats +/– Seats +/–
1977 Within PDC/DiC
2 / 350
0 / 207
Jordi Pujol Opposition

Regional breakdown

Election Catalonia
Congress Senate
Votes % # Seats +/– Seats +/–
1977 Within PDC/DiC
2 / 47
0 / 16

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Esquerra Democràtica de Catalunya". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Diccionari dels Partits Polítics de Catalunya, segle XX. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Culla i Clarà, Joan B. (1989). "L'evolució de l'espai centrista a Catalunya (1976-1982)" (PDF). Working Papers (in Catalan) (4). Barcelona: Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Canals, Enric (28 June 1978). "Consumada la fusión de CDC y Esquerra Democrática de Catalunya". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Don Jaume Casanovas abandona Esquerra Democrática de Catalunya". Informaciones (in Spanish). 23 April 1976. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "El Partido Demócrata Popular (PDP)". El País (in Spanish). 25 September 1976. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Un voto en contra de la Permanente de Convergencia Democrática retrasa el acuerdo Trías Fargas-Pujol". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 29 December 1976. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ S. B. (4 January 1977). "Después de Reyes se hará público un comunicado conjunto de Convergencia Democrática y Esquerra Democrática". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ Sáenz-Díez, Margarita (5 January 1977). "El acuerdo con Esquerra Democrática no escinde a Convergencia Democrática". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ^ Sáenz-Díez, Margarita (4 May 1977). "Con la formación de siete coaliciones se clarifica el panorama catalán". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ Roses, Joan (5 May 1977). "Se perfilan las opciones para el Senado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Escisión en Esquerra Democrática de Catalunya". El País (in Spanish). 27 December 1977. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  12. ^ Canals, Enric (21 May 1978). "Inminente fusión de los partidos de Pujol y Trías Fargas". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.