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Union of the Catalan Left

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Union of the Catalan Left
Unió de l'Esquerra Catalana
Founded1986
Dissolved1987
IdeologySocialism
Catalan nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing

Catalan Left Union (Catalan: Unió de l'Esquerra Catalana, UEC) was an electoral coalition in Catalonia, Spain, formed by the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) and Agreement of Left Nationalists (ENE) in 1986.

History

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UEC contested the 1986 election, and received 123,912 votes (0.6% of the votes in Spain, 3.9% of the votes in Catalonia) and one seat in the Spanish parliament. The following year, PSUC formed a new alliance, Initiative for Catalonia.[1] The elected MP was Ramon Espasa i Oliver from Barcelona.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Winter, Lieven de/Türsan, Huri (ed.). Regionalist parties in Western Europe. London: Routledge, 1998. p. 71
    - "Generales de 1986" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
    - Archivo Histórico Electoral - Informe sobre España
  2. ^ "Eleccions" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-08-23.