Popular Unity Candidature
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Popular Unity Candidacy
Candidatura d'Unitat Popular |
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| Spokesperson | Anna Gabriel |
| Headquarters | Carrer Casp 180; Barcelona |
| Newspaper | InfoCUP |
| Membership | 1,927 |
| Ideology |
Catalan independence Socialism Anti-capitalism Environmentalism Direct democracy Pancatalanism Municipalism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Regional affiliation | Popular Unity Candidacy–Constituent Call |
| Trade union affiliation | Coordinadora Obrera Sindical (COS) |
| Colors |
Yellow Red Black White |
| Slogan | Governem-nos |
| Local Government in Catalonia |
382 / 9,077
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| Local Government in the Valencian Community |
3 / 5,742
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| Parliament of Catalonia |
10 / 135
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The Popular Unity Candidacy (Catalan: Candidatura d'Unitat Popular, CUP) is a leftist pro-Catalan independence political party active primarily in Catalonia where it has political representation, but also in other Autonomous Communities in Spain it considers to belong to the Catalan Countries. The CUP traditionally has focused on municipal politics, and is made up of a series of autonomous candidatures that run in local elections. Its presence is strongest in Catalonia proper.
In 2012, the CUP decided for the first time to run for Catalan parliamentary elections, gaining 3 MPs out of 135. In the 2015, elections they obtained 10 MPs.
The CUP is made up of autonomous local assemblies representing towns or neighbourhoods. These assemblies may have some ideological differences, but their common ground is independence for the Catalan Countries and clear left-wing politics, often in the form of anti-capitalism, socialism, and eco-socialism.
The different local candidatures are coordinated through the Municipal Assembly of the Independentist Left (AMEI in Catalan) where the details regarding their party platform are discussed. On both the local and national level, decisions are made in assembly according to the principles of deliberative democracy.
The highly decentralised nature of this party stems from a belief in municipalism. The CUP consider municipal government "the only institutions within the reach of the general populace". The importance given to municipal assemblies is also meant to avoid the hierarchical organisation of most traditional political parties.
The CUP website describes the entity as "an assembly-based political organisation spread throughout the Catalan Countries that works for a country that's independent, socialist, environmentally sustainable and free from the domination of the patriarchy".
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