The Left for the Right to Decide explained

Native Name:L'Esquerra pel Dret a Decidir
Leader:Josep Maria Terricabras
Foundation:2014
Dissolution:2019
Merger:ERC
NECat
CatSí
Predecessor:Europe of the Peoples–Greens
Successor:Ahora Repúblicas
Ideology:Catalan independence
Social democracy
Colours:Orange
Country:Catalonia

The Left for the Right to Decide (Catalan; Valencian: L'Esquerra pel Dret a Decidir, EPDD) was an electoral alliance formed for the 2014 European Parliament elections. The leading candidate was Josep Maria Terricabras.[1]

The alliance consisted of three parties: Republican Left of Catalonia, New Catalan Left[2] and Catalonia Yes. Also form the coalition: Socialisme, Catalunya i Llibertat and Young Republican Left of Catalonia. The program of the alliance promotes the independence of Catalonia and social justice.[3]

Composition

Party
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
New Catalan Left (NECat)
Catalonia Yes (CatSí)

List of candidates

  1. Josep Maria Terricabras (ERC)
  2. Ernest Maragall (Catalan New Left)
  3. Jordi Solé (ERC)
  4. Elisabet Nebreda (ERC)
  5. Marie Krapetz (ERC)
  6. Andreu Criquet (JERC)
  7. Miquel Àngel Sureda (ER, federation of the Balearic Islands)
  8. Gabriel Fernàndez (Socialisme, Catalunya i Llibertat)
  9. Magda Casamitjana (Catalan New Left)
  10. Eloïsa Chamarro (ERPV, federation of the Valencian Country)

Electoral performance

European Parliament

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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.esquerra.cat/documents/eu2014-proposta-llistes-barcelona.pdf (Spain) Esquerra Republicana – NECat – Catalunya Sí
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXfJWh1GBto Prominent Socialist Ernest Maragall to run with the Left-Wing Catalan Independence Party (ERC)
  3. http://noupais.eu/web/downloads/programa-electoral.pdf Comencem el nou país. Ara, a Europa