Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes

Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes[1] (Catalan: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Catalunya Sí, ERC–CatSí) is a Catalan pro-independence electoral alliance. 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.

Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Catalunya Sí
Abbreviation	ERC–CatSí
Leader	Oriol Junqueras
Founded	8 October 2011 (2011-10-08)
Headquarters	C/ Calàbria, 166 08015, Barcelona
Ideology	Catalan independence Republicanism Social democracy Left-wing nationalism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
Members	See list of members
Parliament of Catalonia	32 / 135
Congress of Deputies (Catalan seats)	13 / 47
Spanish Senate (Catalan seats)	11 / 23
Website
www.esquerra.cat
Politics of Catalonia Political parties Elections

For general elections, the alliance has been discontinued in favour of Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists.

History

The alliance was originally formed on 8 October 2011 to contest the 2011 Spanish general election by Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Catalonia Yes (CatSí) and Independence Rally (RI.cat), after talks with Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI) to join the coalition failed to materialize.[2][3] The alliance with RI.cat would be discontinued ahead of the 2012 Catalan regional election, as the party would support Artur Mas's Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) list,[4] then sign a collaboration agreement with CDC in March 2014 to run together in subsequent elections.[5][6] The ERC–CatSí alliance would be temporally discontinued for the 2015 Catalan regional election, as ERC joined the Junts pel Sí list together with CDC and other parties, but it would be re-established ahead of the 2015 and 2016 Spanish general elections with Gabriel Rufián as its leading candidate.[7]

The alliance was maintained for the 2017 regional election, this time joined by Democrats of Catalonia (DC) and Left Movement (MES).[8][9]

Composition

Party		Notes
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
	Catalonia Yes (CatSí)
	Democrats of Catalonia (DC)	Joined in November 2017.[8]
	Left Movement (MES)	Joined in November 2017.[9]
	Independence Rally (RI.cat)	Left in October 2012.[4]

Electoral performance

Parliament of Catalonia

Parliament of Catalonia
Election	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Leading candidate	Status in legislature
2012	498,124	13.70%	3rd	21 / 135	11	Oriol Junqueras	Opposition
2017	935,861	21.38%	3rd	32 / 135	6[lower-alpha 1]	Oriol Junqueras[lower-alpha 2]	Coalition (JxCat–ERC)

Cortes Generales

Nationwide

Cortes Generales
Election	Congress					Senate		Leading candidate	Status in legislature
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2011	256,985	1.06%	8th	3 / 350	0	0 / 208	3	Alfred Bosch	Opposition
2015	601,782	2.39%	6th	9 / 350	6	6 / 208	6	Gabriel Rufián	Opposition
2016	632,234	2.63%	5th	9 / 350	0	10 / 208	10	Gabriel Rufián	Opposition

Regional breakdown

Election	Catalonia
	Congress					Senate
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2011	244,854	7.07%	5th	3 / 47	0	0 / 16	3
2015	601,782	15.99%	2nd	9 / 47	6	6 / 16	6
2016	632,234	18.18%	2nd	9 / 47	0	10 / 16	10

Notes

1. Compared to the combined totals of Republican Left of Catalonia, Democrats of Catalonia and Left Movement (within Junts pel Sí) in the 2015 regional election.
2. At the time of the election, Junqueras was in preventive detention in Estremera (Madrid).

References

1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (15 May 2020). Parties and Elections in Europe: Parliamentary Elections and Governments Since 1945, European Parliament Elections, Political Orientation and History of Parties. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 575. ISBN 9783750481343.
2. Vallespín, Ivanna (5 October 2011). "Esquerra irá a las generales en coalición con Reagrupament". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
3. "ERC y Reagrupament formalizan su coalición de cara a las generales". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Europa Press. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
4. "Reagrupament pedirá el voto para CiU en las elecciones del 25 de noviembre". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. ACN. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
5. "Mas y Carretero pactarán una alianza para la independencia". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
6. "Aliança electoral entre CDC i Reagrupament". E-Notícies (in Catalan). 21 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
7. Barrena, Xabier (7 November 2015). "Gabriel Rufián, candidato de ERC al Congreso". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. "Demòcrates firma el acuerdo para ir con ERC-CatSí: "Es lo que más se parece a una lista transversal"". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Europa Press. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
9. "21-D en Cataluña: ¿Qué partidos y candidatos se presentan a las elecciones?". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2020.