Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping (, PSC–R) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. The PSC–R was founded in 1976 as a continuation of the Socialist and Democratic Regrouping of Catalonia.

History

Its first secretary was

Josep Pallach i Carolà Josep Pallach i Carolà (Figueres (Catalonia, Spain) 1920, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalonia, Spain), 1977) was a Catalan socialist leader. Libertarian communist during his youth, he fought with the Republic and was a leader of several anti-fr ...

. In the General Elections of 1977 PSC–R stood on joint lists with

Democratic Convergence of Catalonia The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (; , CDC), frequently shortened as Convergence (; ) was a Catalan nationalist, liberal political party in Catalonia (Spain), currently still existing without any political activity. The party was originall ...

(CDC), Democratic Left of Catalonia and the

National Front of Catalonia The National Front of Catalonia ( Catalan: ''Front Nacional de Catalunya'', FNC) was a Catalan nationalist party which was active between 1940 and 1990. The FNC was created in 1940 by former members of the Estat Català and the Catalan Nationali ...

as the

Democratic Pact for Catalonia The Democratic Pact for Catalonia (, PDC or PDpC) was a Catalan electoral alliance established in May 1977 ahead of the Spanish Congress of Deputies 15 June election. It ran on a political platform emphasizing the need of approving a statute of a ...

. The lists obtained the 16.68%% of the votes and 11 seats, 4 of them to the PSC-R. In 1978 PSC–R merged with the Catalan Federation of the PSOE and the

Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress (, PSC–C) was a political party in Catalonia, Spain. PSC–C was founded in 1976 as a continuation of Socialist Convergence of Catalonia (CSC). It also unified with various sectors originating in Workers' ...

, forming the

Socialists' Party of Catalonia The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (, PSC–PSOE) is a social democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping, led by Josep Pallach i Carolà, the Socia ...

(PSC).PSC-R. Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
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References

* Glòria Rubiol (1995). Josep Pallach i el reagrupament. L'Abadia de Montserrat. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Socialist Party of Catalonia-Regrouping Defunct political parties in Catalonia Defunct socialist parties in Catalonia Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

History

See also

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