Politics of Catalonia

L'Estatut de Catalunya: Catalan Statute of Autonomy Project of New Catalan Statute Statute of Autonomy of 1979 Statute of Catalonia of 1932 Project of Statute of Catalonia of 1932 Project of Constitution of Catalan Republic Statute of Catalonia of 1919 Official flag of Catalonia. ... This is the main article about the politic activity in Catalonia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Politics of Catalonia. ...

Executive branch: Catalan Government President First Minister Head of Opposition Ministers The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia (a country in Spain) is politically organised. ... Pasqual Maragall i Mira (born January 13, 1941) is the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya (the autonomous system of government of the Spanish Region of Catalonia). ... Order: 3rd First Minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya Term of office: February 20, 2004 – present Preceded by: Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Succeeded by: incumbent Date of birth: Friday, October 3, 1958 Place of birth: Torredembarra (Tarragonès) Political party: ERC Josep Bargalló i Valls (born in Torredembarra, on... Order: 1st First Minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya Term of office: January 17, 2001 – December 16, 2003 Preceded by: Succeeded by: Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Date of birth: Tuesday, January 3, 1956 Place of birth: Barcelona (Barcelonès) Political party: CiU Artur Mas i Gavarró is a Catalan... Former Ministers were: So the statistics of the Government composition are: ...

Legislative branch: Catalan Parliament President Board Plenary Assembly Parliamentary Groups This is the main article about the Catalan Parliament and its activity. ... Categories: Presidents of Catalan Parliament | 1959 births | Catalan people | Catalan politicians | ERC affiliates | Members of the Catalan Parliament ... Members President Ernest Benach i Pascual (ERC Parliamentary Group) Entered: December 5, 2003 (BOPC, 1) First Vicepresident Higini Clotas i Cierco (PSC Parliamentary Group) Entered: December 5, 2003 (BOPC, 1) Second Vicepresident Ramon Camp i Batalla (CiU Parliamentary Group) Entered: December 5, 2003 (BOPC, 1) First Secretary Anna Miranda i... ... CiU Parliamentary Group President Artur Mas i Gavarró Entered: December 16, 2003 (BOPC, 3) Spokesperson Felip Puig i Godes Entered: December 16, 2003 (BOPC, 3) Assistant spokesperson Josep Maria Pelegrí i Aixut Entered: December 16, 2003 (BOPC, 3) Secretary Jaume Camps i Rovira Entered: December 16, 2003 (BOPC, 13) PSC...

Judicial branch Superior Justice Court of Catalonia

Territorial divisions Vegueries Províncies Comarques Municipalities This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ...

Elections 2003, 1999, 1995, 1992, 1988, 1984, 1980 Result chart of 2003 elections General By constituencies Participation Chart General By constituencies ... Result chart of 1999 elections General ...

Parties: PSC, CiU (CDC and UDC), ERC, PP, ICV-EUiA Logo of the Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) party Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (Socialist Party of Catalonia) is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. ... Convergence and Unity (Convergència i Unió, CiU) is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. ... The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya) is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. ... The Democratic Union of Catalonia is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. ... From the left: Mariano Rajoy, Josep Piqué and José María Aznar during the proclamation act of Josep Piqué in September 2003 The Peoples Party (Spanish: Partido Popular) is a large conservative political party in Spain. ... Logo of the ICV Initiative for Catalonia - Greens (Iniciativa per Catalunya - Verds, ICV) is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. ... United and Alternative Left (Esquerra Unida i Alternativa) is a political party from Catalonia, Spain. ...

Logo of the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party.

The Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, ERC) is an extremist political party that campaigns for independence for Catalonia and Catalan Countries from France and Spain. ERC logo File links The following pages link to this file: Francesc Macià i Llussà Lluís Companys i Jover Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Republican Left of Catalonia Josep Tarradellas i Joan Template:ERCPresidents Template:ERCGeneralSecretaries Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa ... ERC logo File links The following pages link to this file: Francesc Macià i Llussà Lluís Companys i Jover Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Republican Left of Catalonia Josep Tarradellas i Joan Template:ERCPresidents Template:ERCGeneralSecretaries Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Image:Senyera del Regne de Mallorca. ...

Its basic political principles are defined in the Statement of Ideology approved at the 19th National Congress in 1993. This is organised into the three areas that give the organisation its name: Esquerra (commitment to social issues), República (commitment to the community) and Catalunya (commitment to the nation). In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply The Left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism or social democracy/Social liberalism. ... In a broad definition a republic is a state whose political organization rests on the principle that the citizens or electorate constitute the ultimate root of legitimacy and sovereignty. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...

Led by Francesc Macià in 1931, the party declared an independent Catalan Republic that was curtailed by the new Constitution of the Second Spanish Republic. Francesc Macià i Llussà (October 21, 1859 - December 25, 1933) - Catalan soldier, politician and President of Generalitat (Catalan government). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain -Visigoths -Al-Andalus -Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History Flag of the...

Led by Lluís Companys, the elected Catalan President, in 1934 the party declared an independent Catalan Republic into a (in Companys' words) Spanish Federation due to the entrance of Right Wing ministers in the Spanish Republic Government, however the party leaders (including Companys) and all the Catalan Government (called Generalitat) were arrested and jailed for this, and special autonomy laws for Catalonia suspended until 1936. Lluís Companys i Jover (21 June 1882 – Spain, 15 October 1940) was a Catalan politician and leader of the Esquerra Party (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia (a country in Spain) is politically organised. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1936 the party decided to become part of the Spanish Popular Front to contest that year's election which it won. Esquerra became the leading force of the Popular Front in Catalonia and tried to maintain the unity of the Front in face of growing tensions between the POUM and Communists. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Frente Popular (Spanish Popular Front) was an electoral coalition and pact signed in January 1936 by various left-wing political organisations, instigated by Manuel Azaña for the purpose of contesting that years election. ... The Workers Party of Marxist Unification (POUM, Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista) was a Spanish political party around the time of the Spanish Civil War. ... PCE symbol More symbols and logos The Communist Party of Spain (Partido Comunista de España or PCE) is the third largest political party of Spain. ...

The party was declared illegal (along with all other participants in the Popular Front) by Francisco Franco after he came to power in 1939. The former president of Catalan Generalitat, Lluis Companys, was arrested by German agents in collaboration with Vichy regime, returned to Spain and executed in 1940. Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalisimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1936 until his death in 1975. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia (a country in Spain) is politically organised. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya has (2003) 23 seats (3rd group by seats) in the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona, and is now one of the three coalition members of the Catalan Government. It has 8 seats (4th group by seats) in the Spanish Parliament in Madrid (2004) and 1 seat in the European Parliament. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is the main article about the Catalan Parliament and its activity. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 100. ... The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia (a country in Spain) is politically organised. ... The Cortes Generales (English: General Courts) is the Spanish legislature. ... Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25´N 3°45´W. Population of Madrid city was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...

Its current president is Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira and its secretary-general is Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa. Order: 2nd First Minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya Term of office: December 16, 2003 – January 27, 2004 Preceded by: Artur Mas i Gavarró Succeeded by: Josep Bargalló i Valls Date of birth: Saturday, May 17, 1952 Place of birth: Cambrils de Mar (Baix Camp) Political party: ERC Josep-Llu... Joan Puigcercós, General Secretary of ERC // Education and professional background Joan Puigcercós (born 2 December 1966 in Ripoll, Ripollès) is a Catalan politician who serves as secretary-general of the Republican Left of Catalonia. ...

In November 2005, Joan Tardà and Joan Puig, parliamentary members of the party, together with radicals from the Youth section, staged a demonstration in Madrid asking for the immediate closure of the COPE radio station, claiming it was excessively critical towards Catalonia.

The party has also federations in Balearic Islands and Northern Catalonia, and close tights with his brother party Republican Left of the Valencian Country in Land of Valencia. All the latter do not currently have any parlamentary representation in the respective territories, except some municipal governments. Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th  4 992 km²  1,0% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 14th  916 968  2,2%  183,69/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Catalan  â€“ Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castillian (Spanish) Area  â€“ total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4,6% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 4th  4,326 708  10,3%  186,05/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Valencian  â€“ Spanish  Valencian  valenciÃ...

See also

• List of political parties in Catalonia
• Joventuts d'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Youth section's

Political parties in Catalonia (Spain) (2003) Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Esquerra Unida i Alternativa Iniciativa per Catalunya Partido Popular, former Alianza Popular Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Partido Socialista Obrero Español Convergència i Unió Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya Unió Democràtica de Catalunya See also: List...

External links

• Site of the party
• Statement of ideology and History
• Joventuts de l'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Youth section's site
• http://www.carod-rovira.net

Image File history File links Icon for Wikipedia links to w:Catalan; w:Valencian language pages. ... Image File history File links Icon for Wikipedia links to w:Catalan; w:Valencian language pages. ... Image File history File links Icon for Wikipedia links to w:Catalan; w:Valencian language pages. ...