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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Congress of Deputies, 4-year term, 3% threshold (constituency-based), party-list proportional
representation system |
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· King:
Juan Carlos I. · Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy (PP) ·
Government: PP |
| Party |
Ideology, Affiliation,
Founding |
2011 |
Seats |
2008 |
Seats |
 |
Partido Popular (PP) 
People's
Party |
Conservatism; Christian
democracy
|
EPP, CDI, IDU
1989 |
44,6% |
186 |
39,9% |
154 |
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Partido Socialista Obrero Español
(PSOE)
Spanish
Socialist Workers' Party |
Social democracy
|
PES, SI
1879 |
28,7% |
110 |
43,9% |
169 |
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Izquierda Unida
(IU)
United Left |
Communism; Socialism
|
EL
1986 |
6,9% |
9 |
3,8% |
1 |
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Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds
(ICV)
Initiative for Catalonia Greens |
Regionalism; Green
politics, Eco-socialism |
EGP, GG
1998 |
2 |
1 |
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Unión, Progreso y Democracia (UPD)
Union, Progress and
Democracy |
Social liberalism; Centralism
|
-
2007 |
4,7% |
5 |
1,2% |
1 |
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Convergència i Unió
(CiU)
Convergence and Union
|
Regionalism;
Liberalism, Christian democracy |
-
1978 |
4,2% |
16 |
3,0% |
10 |
 |
Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya
(CDC) 
Democratic
Convergence of Catalonia |
Regionalism; Liberalism
|
ELDR
1974 |
- |
10 |
- |
6 |
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Unió Democràtica de Catalunya
(UDC)
Democratic
Union of Catalonia |
Regionalism; Christian democracy
|
EPP, CDI
1931 |
- |
6 |
- |
4 |
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Amaiur
(AMAIUR)
Amaiur (2008: EA+ARALAR) |
Separatism;
Socialism
|
-
2011 |
1,4% |
7 |
0,3% |
- |
 |
Eusko Alderdi Jeltzalea
(EAJ-PNV)
Basque National Party
|
Separatism; Christian democracy
|
EDP
1895 |
1,3% |
5 |
1,2% |
6 |
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Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
(ERC)
Republican
Left of Catalonia |
Separatism;
Republicanism, Democratic socialism |
EFA
1931 |
1,1% |
3 |
1,2% |
3 |
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Bloque Nacionalista Galego
(BNG)
Galician Nationalist Bloc
|
Regionalism; Socialism
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EFA
1982 |
0,8% |
2 |
0,8% |
2 |
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Coalición Canaria
(CC-NC-PNC)
Canarian
Coalition (2008: CC-PNC) |
Regionalism; Centrism
|
-
1993 |
0,6% |
2 |
0,7% |
2 |
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Coalició Compromís
(COMPROMIS-Q)
Compromise Coalition (2008: BLOC) |
Regionalism;
Socialism, Green politics, Eco-socialism |
-
2010 |
0,5% |
1 |
0,1% |
- |
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Foro
Asturias (FAC)
Asturian Forum |
Regionalism;
Conservatism
|
-
2011 |
0,4% |
1 |
- |
- |
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Geroa Bai
(GBAI)
Yes to the Future (2008: NA-BAI) |
Separatism
|
-
2011 |
0,2% |
1 |
0,2% |
1 |
| Others |
- |
- |
4,6% |
- |
3,7% |
- |
| Total |
- |
- |
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350 |
- |
350 |
| Turnout |
71,7% |
73,9% |
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