Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists

Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (Catalan: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Sobiranistes, ERC–Sobiranistes) is an electoral coalition formed in Catalonia ahead of the 2019 Spanish general election by Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes). It will be led by Oriol Junqueras, Gabriel Rufián and Carolina Telechea, with a member from Sobiranistes being reserved 4th place in the list for Barcelona.[1][2][3]

Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists

Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Sobiranistes
LeaderOriol Junqueras
Founded14 March 2019
Merger ofERC
Sobiranistes
Preceded byRepublican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes
IdeologyCatalan independence
Republicanism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Congress of Deputies (Catalan seats)
13 / 47
Spanish Senate (Catalan seats)
11 / 23

Composition
Party
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes)

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales
Cortes Generales
Election Congress Senate Status
Vote % Score %[lower-alpha 1] Score Seats +/– Seats +/–
2019 (Apr) 1,015,355 3.9 6th 24.6 1st
15 / 48
 6
11 / 16
 1 Opposition
2019 (Nov) 869,934 3.6 5th 22.3 1st
13 / 48
 2
11 / 16
 0 Opposition

Notes
  1. In Catalonia.

References
  1. "Un sector de los 'comuns' deja a Colau y negocia con ERC una coalición al Congreso y al Ayuntamiento de Barcelona". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 13 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. "ERC debate unas listas con Rufián de dos y un miembro de Sobiranistes de cuatro". Europa Press (in Spanish). 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Junqueras, Rufián i Telechea encapçalaran la llista d'Esquerra Republicana al Congrés". esquerra.cat (in Catalan). 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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