En Comú Podem
En Comú Podem | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Ada Colau |
| Spokesperson | Xavier Domenech |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Merger of |
Podemos BComú ICV EUiA Equo Pirata.cat |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Unidos Podemos |
| Congress of Deputies |
12 / 47 |
| Spanish Senate |
4 / 23 |
| Website | |
|
encomupodem | |
En Comú Podem (Catalan for In Common We Can) is an electoral coalition formed by Podemos, Barcelona en Comú, Initiative for Catalonia Greens and United and Alternative Left, driven by Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau and formed in October 2015 to contest the 2015 Spanish general election in Catalonia.[1][2][3] For the 2016 general election it will run as En Comú Podem-Guanyem el Canvi (Catalan for In Common We Can-Let's Win Change).[4]
History
After the negative results of the Catalunya Sí que es Pot alliance in the September Catalan election, Podemos and ICV-EUiA reached an agreement with Barcelona en Comú—Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau's party—to form a joint list to contest the general election in Catalonia. The pact paved the way for the En Comú Podem alliance being created, aiming at mirroring Colau's success in the 2015 Barcelona local election at the Catalonia level;[5] if successful, it was planned to be maintained permanently for future electoral contests.[6]
On 3 May, the Pirate Party of Catalonia voted for joining the alliance ahead of the 2016 general election.[7]
Member parties
- We Can (Podemos)
- Barcelona in Common (BComú)
- Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV)
- United and Alternative Left (EUiA)
- Equo (Equo)
- Pirate Party of Catalonia (Pirata.cat)
Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
Catalonia
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | |||||
| 2015[b 1] | Xavier Domènech | 929,880 | 24.71 | #1 | 12 / 47 |
4 / 16 |
| 2016[b 2] | 853,102 | 24.53 | #1 | 12 / 47 |
4 / 16 | |
- Footnotes
- ↑ Within Podemos.
- ↑ Within Unidos Podemos.
Symbols
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See also
References
- ↑ "The coalition driven by Colau for 20-D will be called called 'In Comú Podem'" (in Spanish). El Periódico. 2015-10-28.
- ↑ "Barcelona en Comú approves to take part in the general election with Podemos, ICV and EUiA" (in Spanish). Público. 2015-10-28.
- ↑ "Ada Colau and Pablo Iglesias agree coalition for Catalonia: In Comú Podem-Podem en Comú" (in Spanish). El Diario. 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Registered 12 coalitions before the Central Electoral Board for 26-J" (in Spanish). La Razón. 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Ada Colau imposes Pablo Iglesias her candidate and the "En Comú" label before Podemos' name" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Pablo Iglesias and Ada Colau look to seal a permanent coalition in Catalonia after 20-D" (in Spanish). El Periódico. 2015-12-01.
- ↑ "Pirates of Catalonia join En Comú Podem" (in Spanish). El Periódico. 2015-05-03.