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Socialists' Party of Catalonia

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Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
First SecretarySalvador Illa
PresidentMiquel Iceta
Vice PresidentNúria Marín
Founded16 July 1978 (1978-07-16)
Merger of
Headquartersc/ Nicaragua, 75–77
08029 Barcelona
NewspaperEndavant Digital
Youth wingSocialist Youth of Catalonia
Membership (2023)Decrease 12,000[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[5]
National affiliationSpanish Socialist Workers' Party
European affiliationProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Congress of Deputies
19 / 48
(Catalan seats)
Spanish Senate
15 / 24
(Catalan seats)
Parliament of Catalonia
42 / 135
European Parliament
(Spanish seats)
2 / 59
Mayors
130 / 947
Local government
1,453 / 9,139
County councils
8 / 40
County councilors
198 / 1,028
Website
www.socialistes.cat

The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (Catalan: Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC–PSOE) is a social-democratic[6] 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 Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress, and the Catalan Federation of the PSOE. It is the Catalan instance of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and its Aranese section is Unity of Aran. The party had also been allied with federalist and republican political platform Citizens for Change (Ciutadans pel Canvi) until the 2010 election. PSC–PSOE has its power base in the Barcelona metropolitan area and the comarques of Tarragonès, Montsià, and Val d'Aran.

Party leaders

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First Secretaries

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Presidents

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Political positions

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Economic and social issues

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Environment

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The party advocates for the preservation of the natural environment by implementing sustainable development strategies that promote economic advancement and the welfare of everyone.[7]

Market

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The Socialists' Party of Catalonia promotes individual initiative, entrepreneurial freedom, and innovation within the context of a socially accountable market.[7]

Foreign policy

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European Union

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The PSC promotes the European Union and its expansion to the Mediterranean. They believe in a reform policy in the goal to achieve an inclusive and cohesive society.[7]

Electoral performance

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Parliament of Catalonia

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Parliament of Catalonia
Election Leading candidate Votes % Seats +/– Government
1980 Joan Reventós 606,717 22.43 (#2)
33 / 135
 — Opposition
1984 Raimon Obiols 866,281 30.11 (#2)
41 / 135
 8 Opposition
1988 802,828 29.78 (#2)
42 / 135
 1 Opposition
1992 728,311 27.55 (#2)
40 / 135
 2 Opposition
1995 Joaquim Nadal 802,252 24.89 (#2)
34 / 135
 6 Opposition
1999[a] Pasqual Maragall 1,183,299 37.85 (#1)
52 / 135
 18 Opposition
2003[b] 1,031,454 31.16 (#1)
42 / 135
 10 Coalition
2006[b] José Montilla 796,173 26.82 (#2)
37 / 135
 5 Coalition
2010 575,233 18.38 (#2)
28 / 135
 9 Opposition
2012 Pere Navarro 524,707 14.43 (#2)
20 / 135
 8 Opposition
2015 Miquel Iceta 523,283 12.72 (#3)
16 / 135
 4 Opposition
2017 606,659 13.86 (#4)
17 / 135
 1 Opposition
2021 Salvador Illa 654,766 23.03 (#1)
33 / 135
 16 Opposition
2024 882,589 27.96 (#1)
42 / 135
 9 Minority

Cortes Generales

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Cortes Generales
Election Catalonia
Congress Senate
Votes % Seats +/– Seats +/–
1979 875,529 29.67 (#1)
17 / 47
 2[c]
6 / 16
 1
1982 1,575,601 45.83 (#1)
25 / 47
 8
9 / 16
 3
1986 1,299,733 41.00 (#1)
21 / 47
 4
8 / 16
 1
1989 1,123,975 35.59 (#1)
20 / 46
 1
6 / 16
 2
1993 1,277,838 34.87 (#1)
18 / 47
 2
6 / 16
 0
1996 1,531,143 39.36 (#1)
19 / 46
 1
8 / 16
 2
2000 1,150,533 34.13 (#1)
17 / 46
 2
7 / 16
 1
2004 1,586,748 39.47 (#1)
21 / 47
 4
8 / 16
 1
2008 1,689,911 45.39 (#1)
25 / 47
 4
8 / 16
 0
2011 922,547 26.66 (#2)
14 / 47
 11
6 / 16
 2
2015 590,274 15.69 (#3)
8 / 47
 6
0 / 16
 6
2016 559,870 16.10 (#3)
7 / 47
 1
0 / 16
 0
Apr. 2019 962,257 23.21 (#2)
12 / 48
 5
3 / 16
 3
Nov. 2019 794,666 20.50 (#2)
12 / 48
 0
2 / 16
 1
2023 1,213,006 34.49 (#1)
19 / 48
 7
12 / 16
 10

European Parliament

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European Parliament
Election Catalonia
Votes % #
1987 1,116,348 36.82% 1st
1989 865,506 36.36% 1st
1994 721,374 28.17% 2nd
1999 997,311 34.64% 1st
2004 907,121 42.85% 1st
2009 708,888 36.00% 1st
2014 359,214 14.29% 3rd
2019 756,231 22.06% 2nd
2024 734,741 30.61% 1st

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Electoral alliance with Citizens for Change, and with Initiative for Catalonia–Greens in Girona, Lleida and Tarragona.
  2. ^ a b Electoral alliance with Citizens for Change.
  3. ^ Compared to Socialists of Catalonia totals in the 1977 general election.

References

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  1. ^ https://elpais.com/espana/2023-11-04/las-bases-del-psoe-ratifican-el-acuerdo-con-sumar-y-el-independentismo-con-un-respaldo-del-87.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Parties and Elections in Europe".
  3. ^ "El nacionalismo dice «no» al federalismo de Rubalcaba y Navarro". 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ Orriols, Lluís (3 December 2010). "¿Por qué el PSC es "catalanista"?". El País.
  5. ^ Faber, Sebastiaan; Seguín, Bécquer (29 December 2017). "Catalonia's Elections Take Spain Back to Square One". The Nation. United States.
  6. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Coneix-nos". Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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