Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes

Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Catalunya Sí
Leader Gabriel Rufián
Founded 2011 (2011)
Merger of Republican Left of Catalonia
Catalonia Yes
Reagrupament (2011-2015)
Ideology Catalan independence
Republicanism
Social democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Political position Left-wing
Congress of Deputies
9 / 47
Spanish Senate
12 / 23
Website
www.esquerra.cat

Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (Catalan: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Catalunya Sí, ERC–CAT Sí; Spanish: Izquierda Republicana de Cataluña-Cataluña Sí)[1] is a Catalan pro-independence left-wing electoral coalition. The alliance is formed by Republican Left of Catalonia, Catalonia Yes and independents, and in the 2015 and 2016 Spanish general elections it was led by Gabriel Rufián.

The coalition was founded to contest the 2011 Spanish general election and was formed by Republican Left of Catalonia, Catalonia Yes and Reagrupament. It was led by Alfred Bosch.

Election results

Spanish Congress of Deputies and Senate

Results in circumscription of Catalonia:

Election Congress of Deputies Senate Rank
Votes % ±pp Seats won +/− Seats won +/−
2011 244,854 7.07% -0.76%
3 / 47
Increase0
0 / 16
Increase #5
2015 601.782 15.99% 8.91%
9 / 47
Increase6
6 / 16
Increase6 #2
2016 629,294 18.17% 2.18%
9 / 47
Increase0
10 / 16
Increase4 #2

References

  1. "Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya-Catalunya Sí" (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
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