Democratic Left of Catalonia
Democratic Left of Catalonia Esquerra Democràtica de Catalunya | |
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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
In January 1977, the party signed a political alliance with
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 | |||||
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Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
1977 | Within PDC/DiC | 2 / 350
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— | 0 / 207
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— | Jordi Pujol | Opposition |
Regional breakdown
Election | Catalonia | ||||||
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Congress | Senate | ||||||
Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
1977 | Within PDC/DiC | 2 / 47
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— | 0 / 16
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— |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Don Jaume Casanovas abandona Esquerra Democrática de Catalunya". Informaciones (in Spanish). 23 April 1976. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "El Partido Demócrata Popular (PDP)". El País (in Spanish). 25 September 1976. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sáenz-Díez, Margarita (5 January 1977). "El acuerdo con Esquerra Democrática no escinde a Convergencia Democrática". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roses, Joan (5 May 1977). "Se perfilan las opciones para el Senado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Escisión en Esquerra Democrática de Catalunya". El País (in Spanish). 27 December 1977. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Canals, Enric (21 May 1978). "Inminente fusión de los partidos de Pujol y Trías Fargas". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.