Republican Left of Catalonia

The Republican Left of Catalonia (Catalan: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, ERC; IPA: [əsˈkɛrə rəpubːliˈkanə ðə kətəˈluɲə]; generically branded as Esquerra Republicana)[25] is a pro-Catalan independence, social-democratic political party in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia, with a presence also in Valencia, the Balearic Islands and the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales (Northern Catalonia).[26] It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known as Catalan Countries, focusing in recent years on the creation of a Catalan Republic in Catalonia proper. Its current president is Oriol Junqueras and its secretary-general is Marta Rovira.[27] The party is a member of the European Free Alliance.

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Republican Left of Catalonia Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
Abbreviation	ERC
President	Oriol Junqueras
Secretary-General	Marta Rovira
National Coordinator	Pere Aragonès
Founded	19 March 1931
Headquarters	C/Calàbria, 166 08015 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Youth wing	Republican Youth
Membership (2019)	9,500[1]
Ideology	Catalan nationalism[2][3] Catalan independence[4] Eco-nationalism[5] Left-wing nationalism[6][7][8] Republicanism[9][10] Social democracy[11][3][12] Regionalism[4] Catch-all party[13] Factions: Federalism[14][15][16]
Political position	Centre-left[17][18][19][20] to left-wing[21][22][23]
Regional affiliation	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists
European affiliation	European Free Alliance
European Parliament group	Greens–European Free Alliance
Colours	Orange
Congress of Deputies (Catalan seats)	13 / 47
Spanish Senate (Catalan seats)	13 / 23
European Parliament	2 / 59
Parliament of Catalonia	33 / 135
Parliament of the Balearic Islands	1 / 59
Mayors in Catalonia[24]	359 / 947
Town councillors in Catalonia	3,109 / 9,077
Town councillors in the Balearic Islands	16 / 925
Website
www.esquerra.cat
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ERC, a party of relevant Catalan politicians including Francesc Macià, Lluís Companys and Josep Tarradellas, played an important role in Catalan and Spanish politics during the Second Republic, the Civil War, the anti-Francoist resistance and the transition to democracy. Recovering a key position during the 2000s, it became a coalition partner in various Catalan governments, obtaining in 2021 the presidency of Catalonia for the first time since 1980 after the appointment of Pere Aragonès as President of the Generalitat. It currently has approximately 10,000 members.