Socialists' Party of Catalonia
The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (Catalan: Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC–PSOE official acronym) is a social-democratic[2] 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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| President | Núria Marín |
| Secretary-General | Miquel Iceta |
| Spokesperson | Esther Niubó Cindoncha |
| Founded | 16 July 1978 |
| Merger of | Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping Catalan Federation of the PSOE |
| Headquarters | c/ Nicaragua, 75–77 08029 Barcelona |
| Newspaper | Endavant Digital |
| Youth wing | Socialist Youth of Catalonia |
| Membership (2016) |  17,935[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy[2] Federalism Spanish unionism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left[3] |
| 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 | 17 / 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–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–present
Electoral performance
Parliament of Catalonia
| Parliament of Catalonia | |||||||
| Election | Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Leading candidate | Status in legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 606,717 | 22.43% | 2nd | 33 / 135 |
— | Joan Reventós | Opposition |
| 1984 | 866,281 | 30.11% | 2nd | 41 / 135 |
 8 |
Raimon Obiols | Opposition |
| 1988 | 802,828 | 29.78% | 2nd | 42 / 135 |
1 |
Raimon Obiols | Opposition |
| 1992 | 728,311 | 27.55% | 2nd | 40 / 135 |
 2 |
Raimon Obiols | Opposition |
| 1995 | 802,252 | 24.89% | 2nd | 34 / 135 |
6 |
Joaquim Nadal | Opposition |
| 1999[lower-alpha 1] | 1,183,299 | 37.85% | 1st | 52 / 135 |
18 |
Pasqual Maragall | Opposition |
| 2003[lower-alpha 2] | 1,031,454 | 31.16% | 1st | 42 / 135 |
10 |
Pasqual Maragall | Coalition (PSC–ERC–ICV–EUiA) |
| Coalition (PSC–ICV–EUiA; from May 2006) | |||||||
| 2006[lower-alpha 2] | 796,173 | 26.82% | 2nd | 37 / 135 |
5 |
José Montilla | Coalition (PSC–ERC–ICV–EUiA) |
| 2010 | 575,233 | 18.38% | 2nd | 28 / 135 |
9 |
José Montilla | Opposition |
| 2012 | 524,707 | 14.43% | 2nd | 20 / 135 |
8 |
Pere Navarro | Opposition |
| 2015 | 523,283 | 12.72% | 3rd | 16 / 135 |
4 |
Miquel Iceta | Opposition |
| 2017 | 606,659 | 13.86% | 4th | 17 / 135 |
1 |
Miquel Iceta | Opposition |
| 2021 | 0 / 135 |
Salvador Illa | TBD | ||||
Cortes Generales
| Cortes Generales | |||||||
| Election | Catalonia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 1979 | 875,529 | 29.67% | 1st | 17 / 47 |
2[lower-alpha 3] |
6 / 16 |
1 |
| 1982 | 1,575,601 | 45.83% | 1st | 25 / 47 |
8 |
9 / 16 |
3 |
| 1986 | 1,299,733 | 41.00% | 1st | 21 / 47 |
4 |
8 / 16 |
1 |
| 1989 | 1,123,975 | 35.59% | 1st | 20 / 46 |
1 |
6 / 16 |
2 |
| 1993 | 1,277,838 | 34.87% | 1st | 18 / 47 |
2 |
6 / 16 |
 0 |
| 1996 | 1,531,143 | 39.36% | 1st | 19 / 46 |
1 |
8 / 16 |
2 |
| 2000 | 1,150,533 | 34.13% | 1st | 17 / 46 |
2 |
7 / 16 |
1 |
| 2004 | 1,586,748 | 39.47% | 1st | 21 / 47 |
4 |
8 / 16 |
1 |
| 2008 | 1,689,911 | 45.39% | 1st | 25 / 47 |
4 |
8 / 16 |
0 |
| 2011 | 922,547 | 26.66% | 2nd | 14 / 47 |
11 |
6 / 16 |
2 |
| 2015 | 590,274 | 15.69% | 3rd | 8 / 47 |
6 |
0 / 16 |
6 |
| 2016 | 559,870 | 16.10% | 3rd | 7 / 47 |
1 |
0 / 16 |
0 |
| 2019 (Apr) | 962,257 | 23.21% | 2nd | 12 / 48 |
5 |
3 / 16 |
3 |
| 2019 (Nov) | 794,666 | 20.50% | 2nd | 12 / 48 |
0 |
2 / 16 |
1 |
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
- Juan Carlos Merino: El increíble censo menguante del PSC. La Vanguardia, 07/03/2017.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- Faber, Sebastiaan; Seguín, Bécquer (29 December 2017). "Catalonia's Elections Take Spain Back to Square One". The Nation.
External links
| Represented in the Parliament of Catalonia (135) | |
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| Represented in the Spanish Congress of Deputies (47) | |
| Represented in the Spanish Senate (24) | |
(*) With an asterisk, candidates who do not have their own parliamentary group.
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