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Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front

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Left of Catalonia–Electoral Democratic Front
Esquerra de Catalunya–Front Electoral Democràtic
Founded1977 (1977)
Dissolved23 June 1977[1]
IdeologyCatalanism
Socialism
Anti-fascism
Federalism
Republicanism
Political positionLeft-wing
Supported byRepublican Left of Catalonia
Party of Labour of Catalonia
Estat Català
CSUT
Catalan Association of Women
Public act of EC-FED.

Left of Catalonia–Electoral Democratic Front (Catalan: Esquerra de Catalunya–Front Electoral Democràtic, EC–FED), often shortened as just Left of Catalonia (Catalan: Esquerra de Catalunya), was a left-wing political platform in Catalonia, formed by Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), the Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC) and Catalan State (EC) to contest the 1977 Spanish general election. The alliance was formed to allow the three parties to run for election, as they had not been yet legalized at the time.[2] The alliance ran lists in all four Catalan constituencies for the Congress of Deputies, whereas for the Spanish Senate it supported the Agreement of the Catalans coalition. Its referent at the Spanish level was the Democratic Left Front (FDI).

EC–FED obtained the 143,954 votes (4.72% of the total) and 1 seat for Barcelona, and was dissolved shortly after the election.[1]

Composition

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Party
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC)
Catalan State (EC)

Electoral performance

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Congress of Deputies

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Congress of Deputies
Election Catalonia
Votes % # Seats +/–
1977 143,954 4.72% 6th
1 / 47

References

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  1. ^ a b Quintá, Alfons (24 June 1977). "Separación de los partidos integrados en Esquerra de Catalunya". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ Castellanos López, José Antonio (2016). "Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña durante la transición democrática: el proceso hacia su legalización como partido político". Espacio Tiempo y Forma (28). UNED: 215–233. doi:10.5944/etfv.28.2016.15851. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  • Gonzalo Wilhelmi: Romper el consenso. La izquierda radical en la Transición (1975–1982). Siglo XXI Editores, Madrid, 2016, ISBN 978-84-323-1798-9.