ICV–EUiA explained

Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left
Native Name:Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds–Esquerra Unida i Alternativa
Successor:Catalunya Sí que es Pot
En Comú Podem
Ideology:Republicanism
Federalism
Socialism
Communism
Eco-socialism
Laicism
Ecologism
Progressivism
Catalanism
Merger:ICV
EUiA
Position:Left-wing
Regional:Catalan Agreement of Progress (2003–2015)
National:The Left (2009–2014)
Country:Spain
State:Catalonia

Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (Catalan; Valencian: 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.

Composition

PartyNotes
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

Parliament of Catalonia

Parliament of Catalonia
ElectionLeading candidateVotes%Seats+/–Government
2003Joan Saura241,1637.28 (#5)6
2006282,6939.52 (#5)3
2010Joan Herrera230,8247.37 (#4)2
2012359,7059.90 (#5)3

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
ElectionCatalonia
CongressSenate
Votes%Seats+/–Seats+/–
2004234,7905.84 (#5)11
2008183,3384.92 (#5)10
2011280,1528.09 (#4)20

Notes and References

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