Convergencia i Unió
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Convergence and Union
Convergència i Unió |
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| Abbreviation | CiU |
| President | Artur Mas |
| General Secretary | Ramon Espadaler |
| Founded | 19 September 1978 (coalition) 2 December 2001 (federation) |
| Dissolved | 17 June 2015 |
| Headquarters | C/Còrsega, 331-333 08037 Barcelona |
| Ideology |
Catalan nationalism, Centrism Internal factions: • Populism • Christian democracy, • Liberalism • Conservatism • Catalan independentism • Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation |
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (CDC), European People's Party (UDC) |
| International affiliation |
Liberal International (CDC), Centrist Democrat International (UDC) |
| European Parliament group | ALDE (CDC) |
| Colours |
Orange (official) Dark blue (customary) |
| Town councillors in Catalonia |
3,333 / 9,077
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| Website | |
| www |
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Convergence and Union (Catalan: Convergència i Unió, CiU; IPA: [kumbərˈʒɛnsiə j uniˈo]) was a Catalan nationalist electoral alliance in Catalonia, Spain. It was a federation of two constituent parties, the larger Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and its smaller counterpart, the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC). It was dissolved on June 17, 2015.
CiU was a Catalan nationalist coalition. It was usually seen as a moderate nationalist party in Spain, although a significant part of its membership had shifted to open Catalan independentism in recent years and in 2014 demonstrated its intention to hold a referendum on Catalan independence. There is some debate as to whether the coalition was conservative or centrist. Liberal tendencies dominate the larger CDC, while the smaller UDC is a Christian democratic party. As for its position in the nationalist debate, it was deliberately ambiguous so as to appeal to the broadest spectrum possible, from voters who seek full independence from Spain to those who are generally satisfied with the present self-government status. In general, the CDC tends to be more supportive of Catalan sovereignty, while the UDC is considered closer to traditional Catalan autonomism and more nuanced nationalism. The electoral manifesto for the elections in 2012 states that "we want to build a wide social majority so that Catalonia can have its own State in the European frame, because Catalonia has the will to become a normal country among world's countries and nations".
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