Procés Constituent

Procés Constituent (English: "Constituent Process") is a Catalan social movement, launched on 10 April 2013.[1] It is anti-capitalist and pro-Catalan independence, calling for "A Republic of the 99%".[2]

Procés Constituent
SpokespersonTeresa Forcades
Arcadi Oliveres
Founded10 April 2013 (2013-04-10)
HeadquartersBarcelona
IdeologyAnti-capitalism
Catalan independence
Republicanism
Political positionLeft-wing
Website
www.procesconstituent.cat/ca/

Origins

The initial founders of Procés Constituent were the economist and activist Arcadi Oliveres and themedical doctor and nun Teresa Forcades, who launched the initiative by publishing a Manifesto: call for a constituent process in Catalonia.[3] More than 10,000 signed the manifesto in the first week.[4]

Electoral participation

Procés Constituent stood with Barcelona en Comú in the May 2015 municipal elections in Barcelona. Procés Constituent members Gerardo Pisarello and Jaume Asens were both elected to the city council to form part of the new government.

After negotiations, Procés Constituent decided not to stand with Catalunya Sí que es Pot or the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) in the 2015 Catalan parliamentary elections.[5]

References
  1. "Teresa Forcades i Arcadi Oliveres entren en política". TV3. 14 April 2013.
  2. Tremlett, Giles (17 May 2013). "Keeping up with Teresa Forcades, a nun on a mission". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. "Manifesto : Call for a Constituent Process in Catalonia". Procés Constituent. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. "El Procés Constituent impulsat per Forcades i Oliveres rep més de 10.000 adhesions en una setmana" [El Procés Constituent promoted by Forcades and Oliveres receives more than 10,000 accessions in one week]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). 17 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. "Procés Constituent assegura que no hi ha un "acord tancat" per una l'aliança d'esquerres amb Podem, ICV i EUiA" [Procés Constituent assures that there is no "closed agreement" for a left-wing alliance with Podemos, ICV and EUiA]. Diari Ara (in Catalan). ACN. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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