Sobiranistes

Sobiranistes (English: "Sovereigntists") is a political party of the republican and Catalan sovereigntist left, formed by a splinter group from Catalunya en Comú (CatComú) led by Joan Josep Nuet and Elisenda Alamany, deputies in the Parliament of Catalonia.^[1][2]

Sovereigntists Sobiranistes
Founded	23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) (platform) 21 February 2019 (2019-02-21) (party)
Split from	Catalunya en Comú
Headquarters	C/ Eterna Memoria, 2, 3º-2ª 08026, Barcelona
Ideology	Souverainism Catalan nationalism Republicanism Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Regional affiliation	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (2019–2023) Republican Left of Catalonia (since 2023)
Slogan	Un nou futur en comú ("A new future in common")
Congress of Deputies (Catalan seats)	0 / 47
Spanish Senate (Catalan seats)	0 / 24
Parliament of Catalonia	0 / 135
Website
www.sobiranistes.net
Politics of Catalonia Political parties Elections

History

Sobiranistes was initially constituted on 23 October 2018 as a political platform the Catalunya en Comú–Podem group in the Parliament of Catalonia by deputies Elisenda Alamany and Joan Josep Nuet, under the Som comuns, som sobiranistes (We are common, we are sovereigntist) motto.^[3] The goal of the platform was to "right" the course of the perceived drift of CatComú towards "the vices of traditional parties", were very critical of the role of Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) within the party, and accused CatComú's leader Ada Colau of having "abandoned sovereigntism" and of "disbanding Xavier Domènech's team", after the latter's resigned as Podemos regional secretary-general and Catalan deputy.^[3][4][5] CatComú's leadership would criticize Alamany for "poor transparency" as well as the platform's establishment not being done according to internal party procedures.^[6][7]

Sobiranistes was formally registered as a party on 21 February 2019,^[8][9] with Alamany and Nuet breaking up from Catalunya en Comú,^[1][10] and subsequently entering coalition talks with Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) ahead of the April 2019 Spanish general election.^[11][12] Such alliance was formalized in March under the Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists label,^[13] with the agreement providing for Sobiranistes to field candidates within ERC's list for Barcelona.^[14][15] The alliance was maintained for the November 2019 general election. Alamany also registered the Nova–New Future (Catalan: Nova–Nou Futur) political party on 11 March,^[16][17][18] reaching an agreement with ERC to support Ernest Maragall's run to the mayorship of Barcelona in the 2019 municipal election.^[19][20]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sobiranistes broke ERC's group discipline in several occasions by abstaining—rather than opposing—in the votings for the proroguing of the state of alarm.^[21][22]

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
Election	Congress					Senate		Leading candidate	Status in legislature
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2019 (Apr)	Within ERC–Sob.			1 / 350	1	0 / 208	0	Oriol Junqueras[a]	New election
2019 (Nov)	Within ERC–Sob.			1 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Gabriel Rufián	Opposition

Notes

1. At the time of the election, Junqueras was in preventive detention in Soto del Real (Madrid).

References

1. Gutiérrez, Maite (20 February 2019). "Riesgo de escisión en Catalunya en Comú". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
2. Piñol, Àngels (15 March 2019). "Los comunes expulsan a Nuet del grupo parlamentario tras aliarse con ERC". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
3. Tomás, Nicolas (23 October 2018). "Alamany se pone al frente de Sobiranistes para "enderezar el rumbo" de los comunes". El Nacional (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
4. Barnils, Andreu (24 October 2018). "'Iniciativa ha estat un entrebanc'" (in Catalan). VilaWeb. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
5. "Nuet acusa l'entorn de Colau de "desmantellar" l'equip de Domènech i retreu a Pin les "desqualificacions personals"" (in Catalan). VilaWeb. ACN. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
6. "La direcció de Catalunya en Comú critica en una carta a la militància la "poca transparència" d'Alamany" (in Catalan). VilaWeb. ACN. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
7. "Jaume Asens carrega contra la plataforma Sobiranistes: 'Em sembla un error'" (in Catalan). VilaWeb. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. "Registro de Partidos Políticos". sede.mir.gob.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
9. Puente, Arturo (20 February 2019). "La salida de Alamany de los 'comuns' pone el partido en alerta ante el riesgo de una escisión soberanista". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
10. Tort, Àlex (18 March 2019). "Nuet anuncia que deja el escaño en el Parlament y a los comunes y se alía con ERC". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
11. Moldes, Aleix; Ortega, María (20 February 2019). "ERC i Sobiranistes negocien una aliança electoral per a les eleccions generals". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
12. Pascual, Roger (12 March 2019). "Nuet apunta al número 5 de ERC". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
13. Puente, Arturo (13 March 2019). "Un sector de los 'comuns' deja a Colau y negocia con ERC una coalición al Congreso y al Ayuntamiento de Barcelona". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
14. "Junqueras, Rufián i Telechea encapçalaran la llista d'Esquerra Republicana al Congrés". esquerra.cat (in Catalan). Republican Left of Catalonia. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
15. "ERC debate unas listas con Rufián de dos y un miembro de Sobiranistes de cuatro" (in Spanish). Barcelona: Europa Press. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
16. Pascual, Roger (24 February 2019). "El partido de Elisenda Alamany ya tiene nombre: Nova". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
17. "El nuevo partido de Alamany y Nuet se llamará Nova y buscará "nuevas alianzas que hagan mover el país"". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Europa Press. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
18. Gutiérrez, Maite (12 March 2019). "Alamany inscribe su nuevo partido en el ministerio de Interior". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
19. Pardo Torregrosa, Iñaki (21 March 2019). "ERC y el partido de Alamany rubrican su acuerdo de cara a las elecciones municipales". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
20. "ERC aprueba la lista de Ernest Maragall y Nova/Nou Futur con un 91% de votos". Público (in Spanish). Europa Press. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
21. "Nuet, único del grupo de ERC que sigue en la abstención" (in Spanish). Madrid: El Periódico de Catalunya. Europa Press. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
22. "Nuet se desmarca del no de ERC y se vuelve a abstener en la prórroga del estado de alarma" (in Spanish). Madrid: La Vanguardia. Europa Press. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

External links

• Sobiranistes on Facebook