Republican Left of Catalonia
The Republican Left of Catalonia is a pro-Catalan independence, social-democratic political party in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia, with a presence also in Valencia, the Balearic Islands and the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known as Catalan Countries, focusing in recent years on the creation of a Catalan Republic in Catalonia proper. Its current president is Oriol Junqueras and its secretary-general is Marta Rovira. The party is a member of the European Free Alliance.
Public act of Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front (1977)
ERC leaders leading the demonstration of 18-02-2006 in Barcelona with the slogan Som una Nació ("We are a Nation")
Oriol Junqueras, President of ERC
Marta Rovira, General Secretary of ERC
Catalan independence movement
The Catalan independence movement is a social and political movement which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain.
A Catalan independence protest in July 2010
On the left, Colonel Francesc Macià, leader of ERC and President of Catalonia between 1931 and 1933
The 2010 Catalan autonomy protest in the intersection of Passeig de Gràcia and Aragó Avenues, in Barcelona
Artur Mas and Oriol Junqueras, signing the 2012–2016 governability agreement on 19 December 2012