Democrats of Catalonia
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Not to be confused with Catalan European Democratic Party.
Democrats of Catalonia (Catalan: Demòcrates de Catalunya, DC) is a Christian-democratic, pro-Catalan independence political party in Catalonia founded in July 2015 from a split in Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC).[14] Its members included the then-Speaker of the Catalan parliament Núria de Gispert and former UDC president Joan Rigol. The party has received accusations of xenophobia for its controversial statements against Spaniards[15][16] and for having ties with xenophobic organizations.[17]
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Democrats of Catalonia Demòcrates de Catalunya | |
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Abbreviation | DC |
President | Núria de Gispert |
Secretary-General | Antoni Castellà |
Founded | 12 July 2015 (2015-07-12) |
Registered | 31 August 2015 (2015-08-31) |
Split from | Democratic Union of Catalonia |
Headquarters | C/ Calàbria, 149-151, ent. 2ªA 08015, Barcelona |
Membership (2020) | 2,562[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right[10] to right-wing[11][12] with far-right factions[13] |
Regional affiliation | Junts pel Sí (2015–17) Democracy and Freedom (2015–16) Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (2017–20) Together for Catalonia (2020) (since 2020) |
Parliament of Catalonia | 2 / 135 |
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