Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists

Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists^[1] (Catalan: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Sobiranistes, ERC–Sobiranistes) was an electoral coalition formed in Catalonia for the April 2019 Spanish general election by Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes). It was led by Oriol Junqueras, Gabriel Rufián and Carolina Telechea, with a member from Sobiranistes (Joan Josep Nuet) being reserved 4th place in the list for Barcelona.^[2][3][4]

Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya–Sobiranistes
Abbreviation	ERC–Sobiranistes
Leader	Oriol Junqueras
Founded	14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
Dissolved	2023
Preceded by	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes
Headquarters	C/ Calàbria, 166 08015, Barcelona
Ideology	Catalan independence Republicanism Social democracy Democratic socialism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
Members	See list of members
Website
www.esquerra.cat
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The alliance was maintained for the November 2019 general election.

History

Following the split of the Sobiranistes faction within Catalunya en Comú in February 2019 by deputies Elisenda Alamany and Joan Josep Nuet, ERC entered in coalition talks with the new party ahead of the April 2019 Spanish general election.^[5][6] An alliance was formalized in March,^[2] with the agreement providing for Sobiranistes to field candidates within ERC's list for Barcelona.^[3][4] The alliance was maintained for the November 2019 general election.

The alliance was extended to the 2019 Barcelona City Council election in support of Ernest Maragall's bid to the mayorship of Barcelona.^[7][8]

Composition

Party		Notes
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
	Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes)
	United and Alternative Left (EUiA)	Informally since July 2019.[a]

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Nationwide

Cortes Generales
Election	Congress					Senate		Leading candidate	Status in legislature
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2019 (Apr)	1,020,392	3.89%	6th	15 / 350	6[b]	11 / 208	1[b]	Oriol Junqueras[c]	New election
2019 (Nov)	874,859	3.61%	5th	13 / 350	2	11 / 208	0	Gabriel Rufián	Opposition

Regional breakdown

Election	Catalonia
	Congress					Senate
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2019 (Apr)	1,020,392	24.61%	1st	15 / 48	6[b]	11 / 16	1[b]
2019 (Nov)	874,859	22.57%	1st	13 / 48	2	11 / 16	0

Notes

1. EUiA leader Joan Josep Nuet split away from Catalunya en Comú in March 2019 within the Sobiranistes party to sign an electoral alliance with ERC, without resigning or giving away his responsibilities in EUiA. IU's coordinator Alberto Garzón expelled EUiA from the federation in July 2019 and founded a new regional branch with Nuet's critics, as Nuet kept control over the remainder of EUiA.^[9][10]
2. Compared to Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes totals in the 2016 general election.
3. At the time of the election, Junqueras was in preventive detention in Soto del Real (Madrid).