CUP to stand in Spanish general election after 61% of members vote in favor

Far-left pro-independence party currently holds two seats in congress

CUP's Mireia Vehí, Albert Botran and Maria Sirvent address the media in Sant Pere de Ribes
CUP's Mireia Vehí, Albert Botran and Maria Sirvent address the media in Sant Pere de Ribes / Àlex Recolons
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June 10, 2023 12:34 PM

The far-left pro-independence party CUP is to stand in the upcoming Spanish general election on July 23. Of the 1,300 party members who voted on the issue, 61% were in favor.

The party currently holds two seats in congress in Madrid and say they are the only "clearly pro-independence and leftist" alternative. 

Spanish prime minister announced a snap general election hours after his Socialist party lost ground to the conservative People's Party in regional and local elections on May 28.

CUP also had a disappointing local election, losing 21 council seats across Catalonia, and failing to gain representation on Barcelona City Council for a second consecutive local election. 

There were some bright spots for the party, however, as they topped the poll in inland Berga and came a close second to the Socialists in the northern city of Girona, winning the same number of seats and with a good chance of ending up with the mayoral position.