2019/04/29

Pro independence party win Spanish elections in Catalonia

With a turnout rising 13 points to 77,58 % Spanish elections in Catalonia have been won by a pro independence party first time ever. Catalonia's Republican Left (ERC) lead by political prisoner Oriol Junqueras defeated the Spanish ruling Socialist party. ERC rises from 18,17 % to 24,59 % meaning 1,015,355 from 629,294 votes. 

It's the first time that a Catalan pro independence party wins a Spanish election in Catalonia. The trend is clearly up:
2011:    244,847 votes (7 %) 3MPs *
2015: 1,164,790 (21 %) and 17 MPs
2016: 1,111,133 (32,2 %) and 17 MPs
2019: 1,626,001 (39,39 %) and 22 MPS



Pro independence parties ries from 32 % in 2016 to 39 % on April 28th 2019. ERC rises from 9 to 15 MPs, Together for Catalonia loses one: from 8 to 7 in spite of growing from 482,000 to 491,000 votes. The new Republican Front (a CUP's faction plus Pirates plus We're Alternative) obteined 113,008 votes meaning a 2,74 % but could not pass the 3 % threshold as the autonomists Convergents with 2,406 votes (0,06 %).

In the Valencian Country Compromís coalition renewed its MP with 172,751 votes (6,45 %) Pro independence ERPV obtained 4,203 (0,16 %). Both parties had not an own list in 2016 (Compromís formed coalition with Spanish left).

In the Balearic Islands Més also formed a coalition with Spanish left in 2016 but this time it had its own list called Veus Progressistes formed by Més per Mallorca, Més per Menorca, ERC and Ara Eivissa. "We've had bad results, really" said the leader Guillem Balboa. The coalition obtained no MP with 25,384 votes and a 4,9 % Center right autonomists from El PI obtained 11,671 meaning a 2,25 %. In 2016 a common list called 'Sobirania per les Illes' promoted by ERC won 7,418 (1,6 %) . In 2015 Més won 33,931 (7 %) and El Pi 12,902 (2,67 %).

* Autonomist coalition Converngence and Union obtained 1,015,691 votes and a 29 %. Both CiU and ERC added 21 MPs (16 and 3) and 1,260,454 votes but CiU was not in favour of independence. 

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