Procés Constituent ( en, "Constituent Process") is a Catalan social movement, launched on 10 April 2013. It is anti-capitalist and pro-Catalan independence, calling for 'A Republic of the 99%'.

Origins

The initial founders of Procés Constituent were economist and activist,

Arcadi Oliveres Arcadi Oliveres i Boadella (27 November 1945 – 6 April 2021) was a Spanish economist, academic, and social activist. He was president of "Justícia i Pau", a Christian peace group in Catalonia, and helped to promote its war tax resistance ...

, and medical doctor and nun,

Teresa Forcades Teresa Forcades i Vila (born 1966) is a Catalan physician, Benedictine nun and social activist. Forcades i Vila is known for her outspoken and sometimes controversial views on the church, public health and Catalan independence, and for her vac ...

, who launched the initiative by publishing a ''Manifesto: call for a constituent process in Catalonia''. More than 10,000 signed the manifesto in the first week.

Electoral participation

Procés Constituent stood with

Barcelona en Comú Barcelona en Comú ( Catalan for "Barcelona in Common") is a citizen platform launched in June 2014 that is currently governing in minority in the City of Barcelona. Its policy agenda includes defending social justice and community rights, promoti ...

in the May 2015 municipal elections in Barcelona. Procés Constituent members Gerardo Pisarello and Jaume Asens were both elected to the city council to form part of the new government. After negotiations, Procés Constituent decided not to stand with

Catalunya Sí que es Pot Catalunya Sí que es Pot ( en, "Catalonia Yes We Can", also translated as "Catalonia It Is Possible" or "Yes, Catalonia Can") was a left-wing coalition composed of Podemos, Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) and United and Alternative Left ...

or the

Popular Unity Candidacy The Popular Unity Candidacy ( ca, Candidatura d'Unitat Popular, , CUP) is a left-wing to far-left pro- Catalan independence political party active primarily in Catalonia, where it has political representation, but also in other autonomous communit ...

(CUP) in the 2015 Catalan parliamentary elections.

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