Convergence and Union
| Convergència i Unió | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Artur Mas i Gavarró |
| Founded | September of 1978 (coalition) December of 2001 (federation) |
| Headquarters | C/Còrsega, 331-333 08037 Barcelona |
| Official ideology/ political position |
Centrism, liberalism christian democracy, Catalanism |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (Convergència) Centrist Democrat International (Unió) |
| European Parliament Group | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (Convergència) European People's Party (Unió) |
| Official color(s) | Blue, Orange |
| Website | www.ciu.cat |
Convergence and Union (Catalan: Convergència i Unió, CiU) is a political party in Catalonia, Spain.
CiU is a federated political party consisting of two constituent parties, Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (Democratic Alliance of Catalonia) and Unió Democràtica de Catalunya (Democratic Union of Catalonia).
It is seen as a conservative, nationalist party, which generally supports free market economic policy. Still, some social democratic leanings can be found, mostly in its Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya branch, while Unió is a christian democrat party. As for its position in the nationalist debate, it is deliberately ambiguous so as to appeal to the broadest spectrum possible, from voters who seek full independence from Spain to those who are generally satisfied with the present self-government status.
The party has 10 seats in the Spanish national Congress of Deputies.
It was led by Jordi Pujol until the November 2003 Catalan elections. The current leader is Artur Mas. The party supported changes to the Catalan Statute of Autonomy to increase Catalonia's autonomy.
See also
List of political parties in Catalonia
External links
- Convergència i Unió web site (Catalan)
Political parties in Catalonia
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| Represented in the Parliament (135) | Convergence and Union (48) - Socialists' Party of Catalonia (37) - Republican Left of Catalonia (21) - People's Party of Catalonia (14) - Initiative for Catalonia Greens (12) - Citizens – Party of the Citizenry (3) |
| Represented in the Congress of Deputies (47) | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSOE) (21) - Convergence and Union (10) - Republican Left of Catalonia (8) - People's Party of Catalonia (6) - Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left (2) |
| Represented in the Senate (22) | Catalan Agreement of Progress (PSC, ERC, ICV and EUiA) (16) - Convergence and Union (6) |
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Political parties in Spain  |
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| National parties in the Cortes | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSC, PSE, PSPV) - People's Party (UPN) - United Left (PCE, EUiA, EB) |
| Regional parties in the Cortes | Convergence and Union (CDC, UDC), Initiative for Catalonia Greens, Basque Nationalist Party, Eusko Alkartasuna, Galician Nationalist Bloc, Republican Left of Catalonia, Chunta Aragonesista, Canarian Coalition |
| Other parties in regional parliaments |
Andalusian Party - Aralar - Communist Party of the Basque Homelands - Majorca Socialist Party - Majorcan Union - Citizens – Party of the Citizenry - Regionalist Party of Cantabria - Valencian Nationalist Bloc |
| Coalitions | Nafarroa Bai - Bloc per Mallorca - Eivissa pel Canvi |
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