Som Alternativa

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We Are Alternative
Som Alternativa
LeaderAlbano Dante Fachin
FoundersAlbano Dante Fachin
Àngels Martínez
Marta Sibina
Founded12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) (platform)
25 February 2019 (2019-02-25) (party)
Split fromPodem
HeadquartersAvda. Vallserrat, 64
08635, Sant Esteve Sesrovires
IdeologyCatalan independence
Progressivism
Republicanism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationRepublican Front
Website
www.somalternativa.cat

Som Alternativa (English: "We Are Alternative") is a political movement in Catalonia founded by former Podemos/Podem regional leader Albano Dante Fachin as a political platform in November 2017.[1][2][3] It was registered as a party on 25 February 2019.[4] The party contested the April 2019 Spanish general election within the Republican Front alliance with Poble Lliure and Pirates of Catalonia.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Som Alternativa, la plataforma política de Fachin". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. EFE. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Fachin impulsa la plataforma 'Som Alternativa' que vol "trencar amb el règim del 78"" (in Catalan). Vilaweb. ACN. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Fachin registra su plataforma "Som Alternativa" como partido político". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. EFE. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Registro de Partidos Políticos". sede.mir.gob.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ Tort, Àlex (14 March 2019). "Poble Lliure y Fachin llegan a un acuerdo para las elecciones generales". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Fachín presenta Front Republicà, su candidatura al Congreso con Poble Lliure". eldiario.es (in Spanish). EFE. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.