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People's Party of Catalonia
The People's Party of Catalonia (Catalan: Partit Popular de Catalunya, Spanish: Partido Popular de Cataluña, PP or PPC) is a conservative, Christian-democratic political party in Catalonia.[3] It is the Catalan affiliate of the Spanish People's Party and holds strongly unionist positions.[4]
People's Party of Catalonia Partit Popular de Catalunya | |
|---|---|
| President | Alejandro Fernández Álvarez |
| Secretary-General | Santi Rodríguez Serra |
| Founded | January 1989 |
| Headquarters | Calle Urgell, 249 08036, Barcelona |
| Youth wing | New Generations of Catalonia |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] to right-wing[2] |
| National affiliation | People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Parliament of Catalonia | 15 / 135 |
| Congress of Deputies | 6 / 48 |
| Senate | 0 / 24 |
| Mayors (2023-2027) | 6 / 946 |
| Local Government (2023-2027) | 196 / 9,077 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Electoral performance edit
Parliament of Catalonia edit
| Parliament of Catalonia | ||||||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Alejo Vidal-Quadras | 157,772 | 5.97 (#5) | 7 / 135 | 1 | Opposition | ||
| 1995 | 421,752 | 13.08 (#3) | 17 / 135 | 10 | Opposition | |||
| 1999 | Alberto Fernández Díaz | 297,265 | 9.51 (#3) | 12 / 135 | 5 | Confidence and supply | ||
| 2003 | Josep Piqué | 393,499 | 11.89 (#4) | 15 / 135 | 3 | Opposition | ||
| 2006 | 316,222 | 10.65 (#4) | 14 / 135 | 1 | Opposition | |||
| 2010 | Alicia Sánchez-Camacho | 387,066 | 12.37 (#3) | 18 / 135 | 4 | Opposition | ||
| 2012 | 471,681 | 12.98 (#4) | 19 / 135 | 1 | Opposition | |||
| 2015 | Xavier García Albiol | 349,193 | 8.49 (#5) | 11 / 135 | 8 | Opposition | ||
| 2017 | 185,670 | 4.24 (#7) | 4 / 135 | 7 | Opposition | |||
| 2021 | Alejandro Fernández | 109,445 | 3.85 (#8) | 3 / 135 | 1 | Opposition | ||
| 2024 | 342,584 | 10.97 (#4) | 15 / 135 | 12 | TBD | |||
Cortes Generales edit
| Cortes Generales | |||||||
| Election | Catalonia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 1989 | 336,015 | 10.64% | 3rd | 4 / 46 | 2 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 624,493 | 17.04% | 3rd | 8 / 47 | 4 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 698,400 | 17.96% | 3rd | 8 / 46 | 0 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 768,318 | 22.79% | 3rd | 12 / 46 | 4 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 626,107 | 15.58% | 4th | 6 / 47 | 6 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 610,473 | 16.40% | 3rd | 8 / 47 | 2 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 716,371 | 20.70% | 3rd | 11 / 47 | 3 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 418,369 | 11.12% | 6th | 5 / 47 | 6 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2016 | 464,538 | 13.36% | 5th | 6 / 47 | 1 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2019 (Apr) | 200,841 | 4.84% | 6th | 1 / 48 | 5 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2019 (Nov) | 287,714 | 7.42% | 5th | 2 / 48 | 1 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 473,620 | 13.37% | 3rd | 6 / 48 | 4 | 0 / 16 | 0 |
European Parliament edit
References edit
- ^ Henley, Jon. "Catalonia secessionist parties declare victory in regional elections – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ Burgen, Stephen (16 December 2017). "Catalan left seeks socialist coalition as crucial election looms". The Guardian.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ El PP se presenta como el único partido 'unionista' de Cataluña frente a la autodeterminación anunciada por Mas, eldiario.es (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Official website