catalan parliament

Party review – Ciudadanos, the anti-Catalan nationalism party

November 19, 2010 10:56 PM | CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll

Albert Rivera leads this party, which ran for the first time in the last elections and got 3 seats in the Catalan Parliament. Polls predict they could repeat these results or increase by 1 seat. Ciudadanos (meaning “Citizens”) defends the use of the Spanish language, stating that it is in danger in Catalonia. The party was born as a reaction to the debate on the Catalan Statute of Autonomy’s reform.

Catalan elections will take place on the 28th November

September 7, 2010 10:51 PM | CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll

Catalan President José Montilla has finally announced the voting day after weeks of rumours. He surprised many people last week when he did not dissolve the Parliament and did not call for elections on the 24th of October, the most likely day. The opposition as well as a party in his Government coalition were asking for an urgent clarification and to have the elections as soon as possible.