Som Catalans
Som Catalans (SOM; English: "We are Catalans") is a xenophobic and independentist party,[1][2] active in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia and founded in 2014 by Ester Gallego and Enric Ravello, following a scission from Platform for Catalonia.[3]
Som Catalans | |
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Founded | 2014 |
Split from | Plataforma per Catalunya |
Ideology | Catalan independentism |
Political position | Far-right |
Councillors in Catalonia | 0 / 9,069
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The party, classified as part of the identitarian movement,[4] maintains relations with other European movements such as Vlaams Belang (Flanders, Belgium), Lega Nord (Italy), Aitheantas Éire (Ireland) and Casal Europa (Northern Catalonia, France).[3][5]
In the 2015 local elections, the party contested in Vic without obtaining any representation.[6] In the 2019 local elections, the party contested in Llagostera, Sabadell, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Ripoll without obtaining any representation anywhere.[7][8][9][10]
References
- "Una vigatana lidera un nou partit xenòfob que té la independència com a esquer". el9nou.cat. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- Pareja, Pol. "La ultraderecha se hace fuerte en Ripoll dos años después del atentado del 17A". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "Diccionari de l'extrema dreta a Catalunya, de la A a la Z". Crític (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- Zúquete, José Pedro (2018-10-30). The Identitarians: The Movement against Globalism and Islam in Europe. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 9780268104245.
- Periódico, El (2018-09-07). "La Liga de Salvini participará en una de las ofrendas florales de la Diada 2018". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "Vic. Resultats Eleccions Municipals 2015". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "Resultats eleccions municipals 2019 a Llagostera, Gironès (Girona)". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "Resultats eleccions municipals 2019 a Sabadell, Vallès Occidental (Barcelona)". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "Resultats eleccions municipals 2019 a Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Baix Empordà (Girona)". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "Resultats eleccions municipals 2019 a Ripoll, Ripollès (Girona)". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-08-19.