The Coordinadora Reusenca Independent (kuurðinəˈðoɾə rəwˈsɛŋkə indəpənˈden, literal translation: "Reus

Reus

Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague...

 Independent Coordinator") or Cori is a political party

Political party

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 based in Reus

Reus

Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague...

, Catalonia

Catalonia

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, Spain

Spain

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. It was formed in 2003 and stood lists of candidates in municipal

Municipalities of Spain

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 election

Election

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s of 2003 and 2007. It obtained its first seat on the Ajuntament (city council) of Reus in 2007.

The party is led by Ariel Santamaria, who is also its sole city councillor (regidor). Santamaria has gained a certain notoriety for attending council meetings dressed as Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

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.

Political philosophy

The official philosophy of the Cori is Juantxism, or "being a Juantxi": its 2003 campaign slogan was "put another Juantxi in City Hall" . Juantxi (xuˈantʃi) is a term in Reus slang

Slang

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: according to the Cori, it refers either to "an action which is grotesque or ridiculous" or to "a grotesque person who has certain delusions of importance".

Municipal sexodrome

One of the first policy initiatives of the Cori after gaining its seat on the Reus city council was to propose the construction of a "sexodrome" in the city's technology park. The proposed structure was to include bars and discos, along with "spaces for couples, groups and veritable orgies". The Cori pointed out that, as well as providing jobs and leisure opportunities for Reus residents, the sexodrome would be a major tourist attraction. The proposal failed to pass the city council, in part because the Cori were unable to say how much it would cost to build and run the sexodrome.

Sagrada Família

In the council meeting of 2007-11-30, the Cori proposed that the Sagrada Família

Sagrada Familia

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, the best known of the architectural works of Antoní Gaudí

Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.Much of Gaudí's work was...

, be moved stone-by-stone from Barcelona

Barcelona

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to Reus. The justification for the proposed move was the possible danger to the Sagrada Família from construction work on a new rail tunnel beneath Barcelona, and also "so that Reus can finally have its own Gaudí monument and that we can regain the slogan 'Reus, Paris and London of the 21st century' that is: 'Sagrada Família, Eiffel Tower and Big Ben'".