Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress
Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress (Catalan: Partit Socialista de Catalunya–Congrés, 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' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM), Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) and Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).
Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress Partit Socialista de Catalunya–Congrés | |
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| Secretary-General | Joan Reventós |
| Founded | 1 November 1976 |
| Dissolved | 16 July 1978 |
| Merger of | Socialist Convergence of Catalonia Group of Independents for Socialism People's Party of Catalonia Political Secretariat of the POUM in Catalonia Socialist Tendency of the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping Movement for Socialism and Self-management Socialist Reconstruction of Catalonia |
| Merged into | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
| Newspaper | L'Hora Socialista |
| Youth wing | Moviment de Joves Socialistes de Catalunya |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Catalanism Marxism Self-management socialism[1] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Socialists of Catalonia (1977–78) Agreement of the Catalans (1977–78) |
Its first secretary was Joan Reventós. Amongst its other leaders were Raimon Obiols, Narcís Serra and Pasqual Maragall, the former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
In the General Elections of 1977 PSC–C stood on joint lists with Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) as Socialistes de Catalunya. The lists obtained 28.2% of the votes and 15 seats.
In 1978 PSC–C merged with the Catalan Federation of the PSOE and the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping, forming Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC).[2]
PSC-C published L'Hora Socialista and Company.
Electoral performance
editCortes Generales
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| Election | Catalonia | ||||||
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| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 1977 | Within SC/EdC | 8 / 47
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— | 3 / 16
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ P.S.C. Documents aprovats en el seu congrés constituent celebrat l'1 de novembre de 1976. 7x7 edicions. Barcelona. ISBN 84-85072-09-X, Pàgs.42-43
- ^ Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC-PSOE). Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
