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United and Alternative Left ( ca, Esquerra Unida i Alternativa, EUiA) is a 
It was formed in 1998 as a schism from ''
Esquerra Unida i Alternativa website
{{Authority control Communist parties in Spain Federations of United Left (Spain) Party of the European Left member parties Political parties established in 1998 Political parties in Catalonia United Left (Spain)
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. EUiA has 4000 members, and it is the Catalan correspondent of the Spain-wide United Left (IU).
It was formed in 1998 as a schism from ''Iniciativa per Catalunya
Initiative for Catalonia Greens ( ca, Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds, ICV; ) was an eco-socialist political party in Catalonia. It was formed as a merger of Iniciativa per Catalunya and Els Verds. IC had been an alliance led by Partit Socialis ...
'' (IpC). It comprises an alliance of Party of the Communists of Catalonia
Party of the Communists of Catalonia ( ca, Partit dels i les Comunistes de Catalunya) was a communist party in Catalonia that existed from 1982 to 2014. The main organ of PCC was ''Avant'' and the theoretical organ was ''Realitat''. Every year the ...
, Living Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia
The Living Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia ( ca, PSUC viu, lit="Living PSUC") is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. PSUC viu emerged from factional fighting within the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) in the mid-1990s. Since 19 ...
, POR, PRT-IR, PASOC, CEA, and CLI. After competing in a series of elections with their former colleagues at ''Iniciativa'', the two parties agreed to run together as an electoral coalition
An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections.
Ea ...
. Currently, 2 out of the 12 MPs at the regional Parliament of Catalonia
The Parliament of Catalonia ( ca, Parlament de Catalunya, ; es, Parlamento de Cataluña; oc, Parlament de Catalonha) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 mem ...
ascribed to the IpC-EUiA group are members of this latter party.
Electoral performance
Parliament of Catalonia
The Parliament of Catalonia ( ca, Parlament de Catalunya, ; es, Parlamento de Cataluña; oc, Parlament de Catalonha) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 mem ...
* * Within Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left
In political science, an initiative (also known as a popular initiative or citizens' initiative) is a means by which a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters can force a government to choose either to enact a law or hold a p ...
.
* ** Within Catalunya Sí que es Pot.
* *** Within Catalunya en Comú–Podem
Catalunya en Comú–Podem ( en, "Catalonia in Common–We Can", CatComú–Podem), alternatively spelled out as Catalunya–En Comú Podem ( en, "Catalonia–In Common We Can", CatECP), was a left-wing and self-governance electoral and parliamen ...
.
Cortes Generales
The Cortes Generales (; en, Spanish Parliament, lit=General Courts) are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house), and the Senate (the upper house).
The Congress of Deputies meets ...
Catalonia
* * WithinInitiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left
In political science, an initiative (also known as a popular initiative or citizens' initiative) is a means by which a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters can force a government to choose either to enact a law or hold a p ...
.
* ** Within En Comú Podem
En Comú Podem ( en, "In Common We Can", ECP) is an electoral coalition in Catalonia, originally formed in October 2015 by Unidas Podemos, Barcelona en Comú, Initiative for Catalonia Greens, United and Alternative Left, and Equo, and led by the ...
.
* *** Within Catalan Agreement of Progress.
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
* * Within United Left.
* ** Within The Left.
* *** Within Plural Left
The Gauche Plurielle (French for ''Plural Left'') was a left-wing coalition in France, composed of the Socialist Party (''Parti socialiste'' or PS), the French Communist Party (''Parti communiste français'' or PCF), the Greens, the Left Radi ...
.
* **** Within Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left
In political science, an initiative (also known as a popular initiative or citizens' initiative) is a means by which a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters can force a government to choose either to enact a law or hold a p ...
.
See also
*List of political parties in Catalonia
This article lists political parties in Catalonia represented in Parliament, their ideologies, leaders, number of MPs and their positions on Catalan independence.
Parties and coalitions in the Catalan Parliament
Smaller parties
Reference ...
References
External links
Esquerra Unida i Alternativa website
{{Authority control Communist parties in Spain Federations of United Left (Spain) Party of the European Left member parties Political parties established in 1998 Political parties in Catalonia United Left (Spain)