Democrats of Catalonia
Democrats of Catalonia (Catalan: Demòcrates de Catalunya, DC) is a Christian-democratic, pro-Catalan independence political party in Catalonia.[1] Its founders are Antoni Castellà, Núria de Gispert, Rosa Maria Carrasco Azemar and Joan Rigol. The party was founded in July 2015 by former members of the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) who were dissatisfied with what they saw as the party's weak support for the independence movement.[2] The new party joined the Junts pel Sí (Together for Yes) pro-independence alliance for the parliamentary elections of September 2015.
Democrats of Catalonia Demòcrates de Catalunya | |
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| Abbreviation | DC |
| Leader | Antoni Castellà Núria de Gispert Joan Rigol |
| Founded | 12 July 2015 |
| Split from | Democratic Union of Catalonia |
| Headquarters | Barcelona |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[1] Catalan independence[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Junts pel Sí (2015–17) Democracy and Freedom (2015–16) ERC–CatSí (2017–present) |
| Parliament of Catalonia | 3 / 135 |
| Town councillors in Catalonia | 118 / 9,077 |
| Website | |
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In the 2015 Spanish general election, the party was a member of the Democracy and Freedom coalition.[3]
References
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- Neix Demòcrates de Catalunya, la refundació independentista d'Unió, VilaWeb.
- "CDC concurrirá a las generales bajo el nombre de Democràcia i Llibertat". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
External links
- Official webpage (in Catalan)
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