Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (, ERC–CatSí) was a Catalan pro-independence

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. The alliance was formed by

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 ...

, Catalonia Yes and independents, and in the

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and

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s it was led by Gabriel Rufián. For general elections, the alliance was succeeded by

Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (, ERC–Sobiranistes) was an electoral coalition formed in Catalonia for the April 2019 Spanish general election by Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes). It was led by ...

History

The alliance was originally formed on 8 October 2011 to contest the

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(ERC), Catalonia Yes (CatSí) and Independence Rally (RI.cat), after talks with

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(SI) to join the coalition failed to materialize. The alliance with RI.cat would be discontinued ahead of the

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, as the party would support

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(CDC) list, then sign a collaboration agreement with CDC in March 2014 to run together in subsequent elections. The ERC–CatSí alliance would be temporally discontinued for the

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, as ERC joined the

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list together with CDC and other parties, but it would be re-established ahead of the

and

s with Gabriel Rufián as its leading candidate. The alliance was maintained for the 2017 regional election, this time joined by

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(DC) and Left Movement (MES).

Composition

Electoral performance

Parliament of Catalonia

Cortes Generales

Nationwide

Regional breakdown

Notes

References

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