New Catalan Left

New Catalan Left (Catalan: Nova Esquerra Catalana, NECat) was a Catalanist and pro-independence political party founded in December 2012 as a split from the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) by Ernest Maragall, brother of former Catalan president Pasqual Maragall. In November 2014, the party was merged into the Left Movement (MES).

New Catalan Left
Nova Esquerra Catalana
LeaderErnest Maragall
PresidentMagda Casamitjana
Founded15 December 2012 (2012-12-15)
Dissolved30 November 2014 (2014-11-30)
Split fromSocialists' Party of Catalonia
Merged intoLeft Movement
HeadquartersAvda. Diagonal, 449, 4ª
08036, Barcelona
IdeologySocial democracy
Catalanism
Catalan independence
Political positionCentre-left
SloganPer una esquerra catalana forta i majoritària
("For a strong and majoritarian Catalan left")
Website
www.novaesquerracatalana.cat
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