Republics Now[1][2] (Spanish: Ahora Repúblicas, Catalan: Ara Repúbliques, Basque: Orain Errepublikak, Galician: Agora Repúblicas, Aragonese: Agora Republicas,[3][4] Asturian: Agora Repúbliques,[5][4] Occitan: Ara Republicas) 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.[6] The second list candidate was Diana Riba (wife of Raül Romeva, also imprisoned). The following candidates on the list were shared between EH Bildu, BNG and ERC.[7] Moreover, Andecha Astur, Puyalón de Cuchas, Canarian Nationalist Alternative, National Congress of the Canaries and Unity of the People also participated in the candidature.[8][9][10] 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".[11]
Republics Now Ahora Repúblicas (Spanish) Ara Repúbliques (Catalan) Orain Errepublikak (Basque) Agora Repúblicas (Galician) Agora Republicas (Aragonese) Agora Repúbliques (Asturian) Ara Republicas (Occitan) | |
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| Leader | Oriol Junqueras (2019-2020) Diana Riba (2020-present) |
| Founded | 3 April 2019 |
| Merger of | 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) The Left (EH Bildu) |
| Members | See list of members |
| European Parliament | 3 / 61 |
| Website | |
| ahorarepublicas | |
Composition
2019 election
| Party | Scope | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | Catalan Countries | |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | Basque Country | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | Galicia | |
| Andecha Astur (AA) | Asturias | |
| Puyalón de Cuchas (Puyalón) | Aragon | |
| Unity of the People (UP) | Canary Islands | |
| Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) | Canary Islands | |
| Ahora Canarias (AC) | Canary Islands | |
2024 election
| Party | Scope | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | Catalan Countries | |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | Basque Country | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | Galicia | |
| Now More (Ara Més) | Balearic Islands | |
Electoral performance
European Parliament
| European Parliament | ||||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oriol Junqueras | 1,252,139 | 5.58 (#6) | 3 / 59 |
New | Greens/EFA / The Left |
| 2024 | Diana Riba | 856,500 | 4.91 (#4) | 3 / 61 |
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References
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