United Left Catalonia Explained

United Left Catalonia
Native Name:Esquerra Unida Catalunya
Abbreviation:EUCat
Spokesperson:Josep Montero
Leader1 Title:Coordinators
Leader1 Name:Núria Lozano
Eduard Navarro
Predecessor:EUiA
Ideology:Communism
Democratic socialism
Position:Left-wing to far-left
National:United Left
Regional:Catalunya en Comú
Affiliation1 Title:Member parties
Affiliation1:PSUC viu
JSUC
CC critical sector
EUiA factions
Colors: Red
Anthem:The Internationale,
Els Segadors
Website:esquerraunida.cat
Country:Catalonia
Country2:Spain

United Left Catalonia (Catalan; Valencian: Esquerra Unida Catalunya, EUCat) is the current regional branch of United Left (IU) in Catalonia. It was formed in July 2019, after IU suspended its collaboration with United and Alternative Left (EUiA) in June and subsequently expelled the party from its organization structure as a result of some EUiA members—including its leader Joan Josep Nuet—chose to break away from Catalunya en Comú in March 2019 into the Sobiranistes party, then ally themselves with Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) ahead of the April 2019 Spanish general election.[1] [2] [3]

The party held its constituent congress on 29 February 2020, and maintained EUiA's continuity as a member party of Catalunya en Comú.[4] EUCat's promoters did not rule out a future recovery and reintegration of EUiA, which they considered as a "kidnapped" political space.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: EFE . 8 June 2019 . Izquierda Unida rompe con EUiA y replantea el partido en Catalunya . Spanish . El Nacional . Barcelona . 10 July 2020.
  2. News: Pardo Torregrosa . Iñaki . 8 June 2019 . Izquierda Unida rompe con EUiA por la plataforma Sobiranistes . Spanish . La Vanguardia . Barcelona . 10 July 2020.
  3. News: Camps . Carlota . 3 July 2019 . La ruptura entre EUiA e IU se consuma: Garzón promueve una escisión en Catalunya . Spanish . El Nacional . Barcelona . 10 July 2020.
  4. News: Pardo Torregrosa . Iñaki . 29 February 2020 . Esquerra Unida echa a andar en un acto político con el ministro Garzón . Spanish . La Vanguardia . Barcelona . 10 July 2020.
  5. News: Pardo Torregrosa . Iñaki . 5 February 2020 . Esquerra Unida de Catalunya se constituirá como partido al margen de Nuet . Spanish . La Vanguardia . Barcelona . 10 July 2020.