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Citizens – Party of the Citizenry
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| Ciutadans - Partit de la Ciutadania | |
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| Leader | Albert Rivera |
| Founded | June 7, 2005 (CC) March 4, 2006 (C's) |
| Headquarters | Plaça Urquinaona, 6 10º A 08010 Barcelona |
| Official ideology/ political position |
Centrism, Non-Catalanism, Social democracy, Social liberalism, Laicism |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament Group | None |
| Official colour(s) | Orange, White |
| Website | www.ciutadans-ciudadanos.com |
The Citizens – Party of the Citizenry (Ciutadans – Partit de la Ciutadania in Catalan, in Spanish Ciudadanos – Partido de la Ciudadanía; short acronym C's) is a Spanish political party which describes itself as Centre-Left and Non-Nationalist. A summary of the party's ideology (in Spanish) can be found here: http://www.ciutadans-ciudadanos.net/congreso/IDEARIO_A4.pdf ".
It is led by Albert Rivera, a 27 year old lawyer.
"Ciutadans" was formed in Catalonia in July 2006 in response to the introduction of new laws that discriminate against the spanish-speaking community and prohibits the use of Spanish in all public schools in Catalonia. It is dedicated "to contributing fresh ideas, to impel new policies and to restore a sense of reality to Catalan and Spanish political policy after years of Basque and Catalan ultra-nationalism". In its short existence and against all expectation it managed to obtain three deputies in the Catalan Parliament Parliament of Catalonia with 3.04% of the vote.
The vast majority of Ciutadans' affiliated members are ex-socialist party members or ex-socialist voters and its electoral support is strongest (up to 7%) in the mainly spanish-speaking working-class suburbs of Barcelona. Despite this or because of this, the Socialist-controlled newspaper, 'El Periodico', and the majority of the Catalan media and political analysts have repeatedly tried to portray Ciutadans as a Right-wing ultra-nationalist and anti-catalan party.
Although the party was created in Catalonia as "a response to Catalan nationalism", additional branches have sprung out in the rest of Spain.
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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) |
| Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Catalonia - List of political parties of Spain | |
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| National parties in the Cortes | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE, PSC, PSE, PSPV) - People's Party (PP, 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 |
| Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Spain | |