Republics Now Ahora Repúblicas (Spanish) Ara Repúbliques (Catalan) Orain Errepublikak (Basque) Agora Repúblicas (Galician) Agora Republicas (Aragonese) Agora Repúbliques (Asturian) | |
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| Leader | Oriol Junqueras |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Merger of | ERC EH Bildu BNG AA Puyalón ANC CNC UP |
| Preceded by | The Left for the Right to Decide The Peoples Decide |
| Ideology | Secessionism Souverainism Republicanism Regionalism Social democracy Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| European Parliament group | G-EFA (ERC and BNG) GUE-NGL (EH Bildu) |
| European Parliament | 3 / 59 |
| Website | |
| ahorarepublicas | |
Republics Now (Spanish: Ahora Repúblicas, Catalan: Ara Repúbliques, Basque: Orain Errepublikak, Galician: Agora Repúblicas, Aragonese: Agora Republicas,[1][2] Asturian: Agora Repúbliques[3][2]) is an electoral alliance formed for the 2019 European Parliament election in Spain by Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) and Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) and with Oriol Junqueras as its leading candidate.[4] The second candidate of the list will be Diana Riba (wife of Raül Romeva, also imprisoned). The following candidates on the list will be shared between EH Bildu, BNG and ERC.[5] Moreover, Andecha Astur, Puyalón de Cuchas, Canarian Nationalist Alternative, National Congress of the Canaries and Unity of the People will also participate in the candidature.[6][7][8] It is a successor to The Left for the Right to Decide and The Peoples Decide coalitions in the 2014 election. ERC said that the alliance is open to other "Souverainist, republican and progressive forces".[9]
Composition
| Party | Scope | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencian Community | |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | Basque Country, Navarre | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | Galicia | |
| Andecha Astur (AA) | Asturias | |
| Puyalón de Cuchas (Puyalón) | Aragon | |
| Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) | Canary Islands | |
| National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) | Canary Islands | |
| Unity of the People (UP) | Canary Islands | |
Electoral performance
European Parliament
| European Parliament | ||||||
| Election | Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Leading candidate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,252,139 | 5.58% | 6th | 3 / 59 |
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Oriol Junqueras |
References
- ↑ Ahora Repúblicas un “voto de ilusión” para “llevar la voz del Aragón rebelde a Madrid y a Europa”. AraInfo. Diario libre d'Aragón. Iker González Izagirre. 6 April 2019
- 1 2 Boletín Oficial del Estado. 30 April 2019
- ↑ Agora Repúbliques se presenta en Asturies de la mano de Andecha Astur. www.infoasturies.com
- ↑ Puente, Arturo (15 January 2019). "Ahora Repúblicas, la marca de la candidatura de Junqueras con Bildu y BNG para las europeas". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ↑ Camps, C. (2019). Ara Repúbliques, la marca d'ERC, Bildu i el BNG a les europees. El Nacional.
- ↑ "Andecha Astur anuncia en su Conceyu Nacional que participará en las elecciones europeas con la coalición "Agora Repúbliques"". InfoAsturies (in Spanish). 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "Puyalón de Cuchas participará en las europeas en la coalición "Agora Republicas"". AraInfo (in Spanish). 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "Una coalición independentista canaria se presentará a las elecciones autonómicas". El Confidencial Autonómico (in Spanish). 29 January 2019.
- ↑ Diana Riba, dona de Romeva, serà número dos d’ERC per a les eleccions europees. El Punt-Avui, 15/12/2018.