Social Democratic Party of Catalonia

Political party in Spain

Social Democratic Party of Catalonia

Partit Social Demòcrata de Catalunya

President| Ramon Viñals Soler
Founder| Jaume Casanovas
Founded| 29 July 1976 (1976-07-29)
Dissolved| 1988
Split from| Democratic Left of Catalonia
Headquarters| C/ de Aribau, 318.5o.
08006, Barcelona
Ideology| Catalanism[1]
Social liberalism[2]
Social democracy
Political position| Centre-left

* Politics of Catalonia
* Political parties
* Elections

The Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (Catalan: Partit Social Demòcrata de Catalunya, also Partit Socialdemòcrata de Catalunya, PSDC) was a political party in Catalonia, led by Jaume Casanovas and defining itself as left liberal, that split from Democratic Left of Catalonia (EDC) in April 1976 over leadership rather than ideological disagreements. The party would join the Spanish Social Democratic Federation of Francisco Fernández Ordóñez and José Ramón Lasuén.[1][2]

## History

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The PSDC was founded by members of the Democratic Left of Catalonia (EDC) leaving the party in April 1976 under Jaume Casanovas, which had been one of EDC's founders and leaders before disagreements over the political leadership of the party resulted in the PSDC's split.[2] The new party was publicly presented on 29 July 1976,[3] and officially registered on 7 March 1977.[4]

In May 1977, the party had planned to coalesce into the Union of the Democratic Centre in Catalonia alliance together with the People's Party of Catalonia (PPC) ahead of the 1977 Spanish general election,[5][6][7] but the attempt was aborted by Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez,[2] who instead enforced an electoral list made of independents and without the involvement of the PPC and the PSDC.[8] As a result, both parties announced that they would not be contesting the election.[9][10]

In March 1978, most party members would leave to join the Union of the Centre of Catalonia, with the remainder of the party joining into a coalition with Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and the National Front of Catalonia (FNC) for the March 1979 general election, maintaining the alliance for the April local elections.[1][11] The PSDC would contest the 1984 and 1988 Catalan regional elections, with little success.[1][12]

## Electoral performance

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### Parliament of Catalonia

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Parliament of Catalonia

Election  | Votes  | %  | #  | Seats  | +/–  | Leading candidate  | Status in legislature
1984 | 6,768  | 0.24%  | 9th  |

0 / 135

| 0  | Ramon Viñals  | No seats
1988 | 5,156  | 0.19%  | 13th  |

0 / 135

| 0  | Ramon Viñals  | No seats

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Partit Social Demòcrata de Catalunya". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Diccionari dels Partits Polítics de Catalunya, segle XX. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. ^ a b c d Culla i Clarà, Joan B. (1989). "L'evolució de l'espai centrista a Catalunya (1976-1982)" (PDF). Working Papers (in Catalan) (4). Barcelona: Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
3. ^ Quintà, Alfons (30 July 1976). "Presentación del Partido Social Demócrata de Cataluña". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
4. ^ "Registro de Partidos Políticos". sede.mir.gob.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. ^ "Siete coaliciones electorales se han formado en Cataluña". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. 4 May 1977. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
6. ^ Sáenz-Díez, Margarita (4 May 1977). "Con la formación de siete coaliciones se clarifica el panorama catalán". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
7. ^ Quintà, Alfons (5 May 1977). "El PP de Cataluña pacta con el Partido Socialdemócrata de Cataluña". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
8. ^ "El centro "suarecista" en Cataluña estará formado sólo por independientes". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 8 May 1977. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
9. ^ "El Centro en Cataluña..." La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 8 May 1977. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
10. ^ "El Partit Socialdemócrata denuncia "manipulaciones de última hora"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 May 1977. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
11. ^ "Republican Left of Catalonia". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
12. ^ "24 formaciones concurren a las elecciones autonómicas catalanas". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. 26 April 1988. Retrieved 17 July 2020.