The end of an era: Catalan nationalist bloc CiU breaks up after 37 years

After running together in every election since 1978 and having forged a political 'federation' between them, Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) and Unió Democràtica de Catalunya (UDC) are splitting apart due to their differences on Catalonia's independence from Spain. On the 17 June 2015, the Christian-Democrat UDC, which was the smaller force within the centre-right pro-Catalan State two-party coalition CiU, announced that from the following week it would leave the Catalan Government, which CiU had been running since 2010 (and which they also uninterruptedly ran from 1980 to 2003).

Catalan News Agency, 18.06.15: Governing centre-right coalition CiU breaks up over independence stance, after 37 years swaying Catalan politics http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/governing-centre-right-coalition-ciu-breaks-up-over-independence-stance-after-37-years-swaying-catalan-politics

The Guardian, 26.05.15: Was this an earthquake in Spanish politics? Not quite, but it’s coming soon http://www.cataloniavotes.eu/was-this-an-earthquake-in-spanish-politics-not-quite-but-its-coming-soon-the-guardian/

ESO: Background information: Catalan self-determination referendum http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalan-self-determination-referendum/

ESO: Background information: Catalonia prepares ahead of independence vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalonia-prepares-ahead-of-independence-vote/

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