Plataforma per Catalunya
Encyclopedia
Plataforma per Catalunya (also known as PxC) is a political party rooted in Catalonia
, Spain
, which centers its political agenda around controlling inmigration, especially Islamic, and which is widely considered a racist
, xenophobic
far-right political force.
Its leader is Josep Anglada
, town councillor in Vic
. They are present in several town halls in cities with strong immigrant communities. In the 2010 Catalan parliamentary election they received 2.4% of votes, falling 15.000 votes short of entering Parliament. In the 2011 local elections
, PxC got 65.905 votes, and grew from 17 to 67 councillors.
There is a growing movement, Unitat contra el feixisme i el racisme (Unity Against Fascism and Racism), which denounces this party as fascist, citing the known fascist and nazi connections of many of its leading members.
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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, which centers its political agenda around controlling inmigration, especially Islamic, and which is widely considered a racist
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
, xenophobic
Xenophobia
Xenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange". It comes from the Greek words ξένος , meaning "stranger," "foreigner" and φόβος , meaning "fear."...
far-right political force.
Its leader is Josep Anglada
Josep Anglada
José Anglada Rius , who in later years has been using the Catalan version of his name is a far-right politician from Spain...
, town councillor in Vic
Vic
Vic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.-History:...
. They are present in several town halls in cities with strong immigrant communities. In the 2010 Catalan parliamentary election they received 2.4% of votes, falling 15.000 votes short of entering Parliament. In the 2011 local elections
Spanish local and regional elections, 2011
Local and regional elections were held on 22 May 2011 in Spain. Local elections are held at once across all of Spain, while regional elections were held in 13 of Spain's 17 autonomous communities; Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, and the Basque Country have different electoral cycles.The days before...
, PxC got 65.905 votes, and grew from 17 to 67 councillors.
There is a growing movement, Unitat contra el feixisme i el racisme (Unity Against Fascism and Racism), which denounces this party as fascist, citing the known fascist and nazi connections of many of its leading members.