Communist Collective of Catalonia
Communist Collective of Catalonia Col·lectiu Comunista de Catalunya | |
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| Leaders | Joan Oms Antoni Montserrat Maria Olivares Consol Casals |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Dissolved | 1979 |
| Merged into | National Liberation Left Bloc Nacionalistes d'Esquerra |
| Headquarters | Barcelona |
| Newspaper | K.0. |
| Ideology | Communism Catalan independence Països Catalans |
| Political position | Radical left |
The Communist Collective of Catalonia (Catalan: Col·lectiu Comunista de Catalunya, abbreviated CCC) was a political organization in Catalonia. It was formed in 1977 as a split from the Communist Organization of Spain (Bandera Roja) (OCE (BR)).[1] Leaders of CCC included Joan Oms, Antoni Montserrat, Maria Olivares and Consol Casals.[1] CCC published Quaderns de Debat.[1]
History
The group contested the 1979 municipal elections with the candidature Comunistes de Catalunya ('Communists of Catalonia'), winning 14,529 votes (0,55% of the votes in Catalonia) but no seats.[2] Most of the votes came from Barcelona Province, where the group got 13,145 votes (0,64%).[2] In the Barcelona City municipal election the candidature got 6,148 votes (0.77%).[3] In Badalona the group got 1,557 votes (1.82%).[2] In Girona Province the group only contested the Girona municipal election, where it got 1,384 votes (3.78%).[2] With 0.09% of the Spanish vote, Comunistes de Catalunya was the most voted party which failed to win a single councillor seat.[2]
CCC took part in the National Liberation Left Bloc (BEAN) and in the founding of Left Nationalists (NE) in 1979.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d Isidre Molas (2000). Diccionari dels partits polítics de Catalunya: segle XX. Enciclopèdia Catalana, S.A. p. 42. ISBN 978-84-412-0466-9.
- ^ a b c d e Ministerio del Interior. Municipales > Abril 1979 / C.A. Cataluña
- ^ Ministerio del Interior. Municipales > Abril 1979 / C.A. Cataluña / Prov. Barcelona / Mun. BARCELONA
- ^ Butlletí de l’Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. No. 19, March 2008. p. 35