Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (Catalan: Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds–Esquerra Unida i Alternativa, ICV–EUiA) was an electoral alliance formed by Initiative for Catalonia Greens and United and Alternative Left to contest elections in Catalonia. Since 2015 both parties have participated in several coalitions: En Comú Podem for the 2015 and 2016 general elections, Catalunya Sí que es Pot for the 2015 Catalan regional election, and Catalunya en Comú for the 2017 Catalan regional election. Currently, they are represented in the Spanish Congress of Deputies within En Comú Podem and in the Parliament of Catalonia within Catalunya en Comú–Podem.

Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds–Esquerra Unida i Alternativa
Founded2003 (2003)
Dissolved2015 (2015)
Merger ofICV
EUiA
Succeeded byCatalunya Sí que es Pot
En Comú Podem
IdeologyRepublicanism
Federalism
Socialism
Communism
Eco-socialism
Laicism
Ecologism
Progressivism
Catalanism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationThe Left (2009–2014)
Regional affiliationCatalan Agreement of Progress (2003–2015)
Website
www.icveuia.cat

Composition

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Party Notes
Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV)
United and Alternative Left (EUiA)
The Greens–Green Option (EV–OV) Joined in October 2011 (within Plural Left).[1][2]

Electoral performance

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Parliament of Catalonia

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Parliament of Catalonia
Election Leading candidate Votes % Seats +/– Government
2003 Joan Saura 241,163 7.28 (#5)
9 / 135
 6[a] Coalition
2006 282,693 9.52 (#5)
12 / 135
 3 Coalition
2010 Joan Herrera 230,824 7.37 (#4)
10 / 135
 2 Opposition
2012 359,705 9.90 (#5)
13 / 135
 3 Opposition

Cortes Generales

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Cortes Generales
Election Catalonia
Congress Senate
Votes % Seats +/– Seats +/–
2004 234,790 5.84 (#5)
2 / 47
 1[b]
1 / 16
 1[c]
2008 183,338 4.92 (#5)
1 / 47
 1
1 / 16
 0[c]
2011 280,152 8.09 (#4)
3 / 47
 2
1 / 16
 0[c]

Notes

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  1. ^ Compared to Initiative for Catalonia–Greens totals in the 1999 regional election.
  2. ^ Compared to Initiative for Catalonia–Greens totals in the 2000 general election.
  3. ^ a b c All Senate seats in the 2004–2011 period were elected within the Catalan Agreement of Progress alliance.

References

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  1. ^ "IU irá al 20-N con otros 12 partidos y aspira a ser la voz de la calle". El País (in Spanish). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "IU irá al 20-N con 12 grupos y promete ser 'la voz de la calle en el Parlamento'". El Mundo (in Spanish). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2020.