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Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (Catalan: Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds–Esquerra Unida i Alternativa, ICV–EUiA) was an electoral alliance formed by Initiative for Catalonia Greens and United and Alternative Left to contest elections in Catalonia. Since 2015 both parties have participated in several coalitions: En Comú Podem for the 2015 and 2016 general elections, Catalunya Sí que es Pot for the 2015 Catalan regional election, and Catalunya en Comú for the 2017 Catalan regional election. Currently, they are represented in the Spanish Congress of Deputies within En Comú Podem and in the Parliament of Catalonia within Catalunya en Comú–Podem.
Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds–Esquerra Unida i Alternativa | |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Merger of | ICV EUiA |
| Succeeded by | Catalunya Sí que es Pot En Comú Podem |
| Ideology | Republicanism Federalism Socialism Communism Eco-socialism Laicism Ecologism Progressivism Catalanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | The Left (2009–2014) |
| Regional affiliation | Catalan Agreement of Progress (2003–2015) |
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Composition
edit| Party | Notes | |
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| Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) | ||
| United and Alternative Left (EUiA) | ||
| The Greens–Green Option (EV–OV) | Joined in October 2011 (within Plural Left).[1][2] | |
Electoral performance
editParliament of Catalonia
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| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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| 2003 | Joan Saura | 241,163 | 7.28 (#5) | 9 / 135
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| 2006 | 282,693 | 9.52 (#5) | 12 / 135
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| 2010 | Joan Herrera | 230,824 | 7.37 (#4) | 10 / 135
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| 2012 | 359,705 | 9.90 (#5) | 13 / 135
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Cortes Generales
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| Election | Catalonia | ||||||
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| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
| 2004 | 234,790 | 5.84 (#5) | 2 / 47
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| 2008 | 183,338 | 4.92 (#5) | 1 / 47
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| 2011 | 280,152 | 8.09 (#4) | 3 / 47
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Notes
edit- ^ Compared to Initiative for Catalonia–Greens totals in the 1999 regional election.
- ^ Compared to Initiative for Catalonia–Greens totals in the 2000 general election.
- ^ a b c All Senate seats in the 2004–2011 period were elected within the Catalan Agreement of Progress alliance.
References
edit- ^ "IU irá al 20-N con otros 12 partidos y aspira a ser la voz de la calle". El País (in Spanish). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "IU irá al 20-N con 12 grupos y promete ser 'la voz de la calle en el Parlamento'". El Mundo (in Spanish). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2020.