Socialists' Party of Catalonia
The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (Catalan: Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC–PSOE official acronym) is a social-democratic[5] political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping, led by Josep Pallach i Carolà, the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress, and the Catalan Federation of the PSOE. It is the Catalan instance 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. PSC–PSOE has its power base in the Barcelona metropolitan area and the comarques of Tarragonès, Montsià, and Val d'Aran.
Socialists' Party of Catalonia Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya | |
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First Secretary | Salvador Illa |
President | Miquel Iceta |
Vice President | Núria Marín |
Founded | 16 July 1978 |
Merger of | |
Headquarters | c/ Nicaragua, 75–77 08029 Barcelona |
Newspaper | Endavant Digital |
Youth wing | Socialist Youth of Catalonia |
Membership (2019) | 14,276[1] |
Ideology | |
National affiliation | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
European affiliation | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Congress of Deputies | 12 / 48 (Catalan seats) |
Spanish Senate | 4 / 16 (Catalan seats) |
Parliament of Catalonia | 33 / 135 |
European Parliament (Spanish seats) | 1 / 59 |
Mayors | 87 / 947 |
Local government | 1,315 / 9,077 |
Website | |
www | |
Party leaders
First Secretaries
- Joan Reventós, 1978–1983
- Raimon Obiols, 1983–1996
- Narcís Serra, 1996–2000
- José Montilla, 2000–2011
- Pere Navarro, 2011–2014
- Miquel Iceta, 2014–2021
- Salvador Illa, 2021–present
Presidents
- Joan Reventós, 1983–1996
- Raimon Obiols, 1996–2000
- Pasqual Maragall, 2000–2007
- José Montilla, 2007–2008 (acting)
- Isidre Molas, 2008–2011
- Àngel Ros, 2014–2019
- Núria Marín, 2019–2021
- Miquel Iceta, 2021–present
Electoral performance
Parliament of Catalonia
Parliament of Catalonia | ||||||
Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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1980 | Joan Reventós | 606,717 | 22.43 (#2) | 33 / 135 |
— | Opposition |
1984 | Raimon Obiols | 866,281 | 30.11 (#2) | 41 / 135 |
8 | Opposition |
1988 | 802,828 | 29.78 (#2) | 42 / 135 |
1 | Opposition | |
1992 | 728,311 | 27.55 (#2) | 40 / 135 |
2 | Opposition | |
1995 | Joaquim Nadal | 802,252 | 24.89 (#2) | 34 / 135 |
6 | Opposition |
1999[lower-alpha 1] | Pasqual Maragall | 1,183,299 | 37.85 (#1) | 52 / 135 |
18 | Opposition |
2003[lower-alpha 2] | 1,031,454 | 31.16 (#1) | 42 / 135 |
10 | Coalition | |
2006[lower-alpha 2] | José Montilla | 796,173 | 26.82 (#2) | 37 / 135 |
5 | Coalition |
2010 | 575,233 | 18.38 (#2) | 28 / 135 |
9 | Opposition | |
2012 | Pere Navarro | 524,707 | 14.43 (#2) | 20 / 135 |
8 | Opposition |
2015 | Miquel Iceta | 523,283 | 12.72 (#3) | 16 / 135 |
4 | Opposition |
2017 | 606,659 | 13.86 (#4) | 17 / 135 |
1 | Opposition | |
2021 | Salvador Illa | 654,766 | 23.03 (#1) | 33 / 135 |
16 | Opposition |
Cortes Generales
Cortes Generales | |||||||
Election | Catalonia | ||||||
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Congress | Senate | ||||||
Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
1979 | 875,529 | 29.67 (#1) | 17 / 47 |
2[lower-alpha 3] | 6 / 16 |
1 | |
1982 | 1,575,601 | 45.83 (#1) | 25 / 47 |
8 | 9 / 16 |
3 | |
1986 | 1,299,733 | 41.00 (#1) | 21 / 47 |
4 | 8 / 16 |
1 | |
1989 | 1,123,975 | 35.59 (#1) | 20 / 46 |
1 | 6 / 16 |
2 | |
1993 | 1,277,838 | 34.87 (#1) | 18 / 47 |
2 | 6 / 16 |
0 | |
1996 | 1,531,143 | 39.36 (#1) | 19 / 46 |
1 | 8 / 16 |
2 | |
2000 | 1,150,533 | 34.13 (#1) | 17 / 46 |
2 | 7 / 16 |
1 | |
2004 | 1,586,748 | 39.47 (#1) | 21 / 47 |
4 | 8 / 16 |
1 | |
2008 | 1,689,911 | 45.39 (#1) | 25 / 47 |
4 | 8 / 16 |
0 | |
2011 | 922,547 | 26.66 (#2) | 14 / 47 |
11 | 6 / 16 |
2 | |
2015 | 590,274 | 15.69 (#3) | 8 / 47 |
6 | 0 / 16 |
6 | |
2016 | 559,870 | 16.10 (#3) | 7 / 47 |
1 | 0 / 16 |
0 | |
Apr. 2019 | 962,257 | 23.21 (#2) | 12 / 48 |
5 | 3 / 16 |
3 | |
Nov. 2019 | 794,666 | 20.50 (#2) | 12 / 48 |
0 | 2 / 16 |
1 | |
2023 | 1,213,006 | 34.49 (#1) | 19 / 48 |
7 | 12 / 16 |
10 |
See also
Notes
- Electoral alliance with Citizens for Change, and with Initiative for Catalonia–Greens in Girona, Lleida and Tarragona.
- Electoral alliance with Citizens for Change.
- Compared to Socialists of Catalonia totals in the 1977 general election.
References
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- "Parties and Elections in Europe".
- "El nacionalismo dice «no» al federalismo de Rubalcaba y Navarro". 7 January 2014.
- Orriols, Lluís (3 December 2010). "¿Por qué el PSC es "catalanista"?". El País.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.