Catalan regional election, 2017

Catalan regional election, 2017

← 2015 21 December 2017
All 135 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia 68 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Carles Puigdemont Inés Arrimadas Oriol Junqueras Party PDeCAT Cs ERC–CatSí Leader since 10 January 2016 3 July 2015 17 September 2011 Leader's seat Girona Barcelona Barcelona Last election Within JxSí 25 seats, 17.9% Within JxSí Seats needed 39 43 48   Leader Miquel Iceta Xavier Domènech Xavier García Albiol Party PSC–PSOE CatComú PP Leader since 19 July 2014 8 April 2017 28 July 2015 Leader's seat Barcelona — Barcelona Last election 16 seats, 12.7% 11 seats, 8.9% 11 seats, 8.5% Seats needed 52 57 57   Leader Anna Gabriel Party CUP Leader since 26 October 2015 Leader's seat Barcelona Last election 10 seats, 8.2% Seats needed 58
Incumbent President Office suspended (previously Carles Puigdemont) Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (as Minister for Territorial Administrations)

Office suspended
(previously Carles Puigdemont)
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
(as Minister for Territorial Administrations)

The 2017 Catalan regional election will be held on Thursday, 21 December 2017, to elect the 12th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament will be up for election. The election was called by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after invoking Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and declaring the entire Catalan government removed from office.

After the 2015 election, pro-Catalan independence parties held a majority in the Parliament, but incumbent President Artur Mas and his Junts pel Sí (JxSí) alliance—made up primarily by Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)—required the support from the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) to get to office. However, the CUP's decision to vote against his investiture forced Mas to retire his bid at the last minute in order to prevent a new election, with mayor of Girona Carles Puigdemont being elected as President of a CDC–ERC coalition instead. Shortly thereafter, CDC was re-founded as the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT).

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