Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (, ERC–Sobiranistes) was an electoral coalition formed in Catalonia for the

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Republican Left of Catalonia The Republican Left of Catalonia (, ERC; ; generically branded as ) is a pro-Catalan independence, social democratic political party in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia, with a presence also in Valencia, the Balearic Islands and t ...

(ERC) and Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes). It was led by

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, Gabriel Rufián and Carolina Telechea, with a member from Sobiranistes ( Joan Josep Nuet) being reserved 4th place in the list for Barcelona. The alliance was maintained for the November 2019 general election.

History

Following the split of the Sobiranistes faction within

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in February 2019 by deputies Elisenda Alamany and Joan Josep Nuet, ERC entered in coalition talks with the new party ahead of the

. An alliance was formalized in March, with the agreement providing for Sobiranistes to field candidates within ERC's list for

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. The alliance was maintained for the November 2019 general election. The alliance was extended to the 2019 Barcelona City Council election in support of Ernest Maragall's bid to the mayorship of Barcelona.

Composition

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Nationwide

Regional breakdown

Notes

References

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