Socialists' Party of Catalonia
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The Socialists' Party of Catalonia is a social-democratic
political party
in Catalonia
, Spain
resulting from the merge of two parties PSC Reagrupament led by Josep Pallach i Carolà
and PSC Comgres. It is the Catalan referent of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE), and its Aranese
section is Unity of Aran
. The party had also been allied with federalist
and republican
political platform Citizens for Change (Ciutadans pel Canvi) until the 2010 election
.
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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resulting from the merge of two parties PSC Reagrupament led by Josep Pallach i Carolà
Josep Pallach i Carolà
Josep Pallach i Carolà Social democratic leader of Catalonia who most likely would have become the first democratic president of Catalonia had he survived a few more years...
and PSC Comgres. It is the Catalan referent of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE), and its Aranese
Val d'Aran
The Val d'Aran is a valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a comarca in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, northern Spain. Most of the valley constitutes the only part of Spain, and of Catalonia, on the north face of the Pyrenees, hence the only part of Catalonia whose...
section is Unity of Aran
Unity of Aran
Unity of Aran is a political party in Val d'Aran, Spain. Practically the Aranese section of PSC, it is the ruling party of the comarca...
. The party had also been allied with federalist
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...
and republican
Republicanism
Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context...
political platform Citizens for Change (Ciutadans pel Canvi) until the 2010 election
Catalonian parliamentary election, 2010
Elections to fill 135 seats of the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain, were held on Sunday, 28 November 2010.-Electoral process:-Candidatures with current parliamentary representation:...
.
First Secretaries
- Joan ReventósJoan Reventós i CarnerJoan Reventós i Carner was the 10th President of the Parliament of Catalonia . He had previously been Minister without Portfolio, from 1977 to 1980...
(1978–1983) - Raimon ObiolsRaimon Obiols i GermàJosep Maria "Raimon" Obiols i Germà is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , part of the Party of European Socialists. He is a high ranking-member of the PSOE Catalonia wing, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia...
(1983–1996) - Narcís SerraNarcís Serra i SerraNarcís Serra i Serra was Mayor of Barcelona from 1979 to 1982 and was Minister of Defense and successor to the vice presidency of Alfonso Guerra in 1991. He also sat in the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Barcelona region from 1986 to 2004.-References:...
(1996–2000) - José MontillaJosé MontillaJosé Montilla Aguilera was the 128th President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He became the First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia on 18 June 2000, and a member of the Federal Executive Committee and the Federal Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party on 23 July 2000...
(2000-today)
Presidents
- Joan ReventósJoan Reventós i CarnerJoan Reventós i Carner was the 10th President of the Parliament of Catalonia . He had previously been Minister without Portfolio, from 1977 to 1980...
(1983–1996) - Raimon ObiolsRaimon Obiols i GermàJosep Maria "Raimon" Obiols i Germà is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , part of the Party of European Socialists. He is a high ranking-member of the PSOE Catalonia wing, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia...
(1996–2000) - Pasqual MaragallPasqual Maragall i MiraPasqual Maragall i Mira is a Catalan politician and was the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya . He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid....
(2000–2007) - José MontillaJosé MontillaJosé Montilla Aguilera was the 128th President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He became the First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia on 18 June 2000, and a member of the Federal Executive Committee and the Federal Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party on 23 July 2000...
(2007–2008) (Acting) - Isidre MolasIsidre Molas i BatlloriIsidre Molas i Batllori is a Catalan politician and historian.He has been the fifth President of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia since July 19, 2008. He has been a Senator from Barcelona since April 5, 2000....
(2008-today)
See also
- Unified Socialist Party of CataloniaUnified Socialist Party of CataloniaThe Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia , was formed on July 23, 1936 through the unification of four left-wing groups; the Catalan Federation of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , the Partit Comunista de Catalunya , the Unió Socialista de Catalunya and the...
- Socialist Party of Catalonia-CongressSocialist Party of Catalonia-CongressSocialist Party of Catalonia was a political party in Catalonia, Spain. PSC-C was founded in 1976 as a continuation of Socialist Convergence of Catalonia...
- List of political parties in Catalonia