Aranese Democratic Convergence (

Aranese Aranese ( oc, aranés) is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in northwestern Catalonia close to the Spanish border with France, where it is one of the three official languag ...

: ''Convergéncia Democratica Aranesa'', formerly ''Convergéncia Democratica Aranesa - Partit Nacionalista Aranés'') is a political party in

Val d'Aran Aran (; ; ) (previously officially called in Occitan Val d'Aran, Catalan: ''Vall d'Aran'', Spanish: ''Valle de Arán'') is an administrative entity (formerly considered a comarca) in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, consisting of the Aran Valley, in ...

that forms the Aranese section of CDC. CDA is, along with

Unity of Aran Unity of Aran (Aranese: ', also ') is a political party in Val d'Aran, Spain. Practically the Aranese section of Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), it is the ruling party of the comarca. Unity of Aran has its roots in Aranese nationalist ' (" ...

, one of the two major parties of the

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a " ...

that contest elections for the Aranese General Council. It had been led for 30 years by Josep Luís Boya until Carlos Barrera Sánchez was elected as the new chairman in 2008. The party gained 42.6% of the votes at the General Council elections in 2007. Maria Pilar Busquets became the 1st Sindic d'Aran in 1991.

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Website of CDA
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