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Catalan Democratic Movement

Catalan Democratic Movement (MDC) was a Catalan political platform and later party founded in 2013 by former members of Unió Democràtica de Catalunya, advocating for Catalan independence from a social-Christian, territorial and humanist perspective.

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Overview

The Catalan Democratic Movement (Moviment Demòcrata Català, MDC) was a Catalan political platform and later political party founded in June 2013 by former members of Unió Democràtica de Catalunya (UDC), including Josep Maria Vila d'Abadal, then mayor of Vic, and Jordi Aragonès. Its aim was to gather citizen suggestions and proposals for achieving the independence of Catalonia, based on a social-Christian, territorial and humanist ideology. In March 2014, the platform was constituted as a political party, with Josep Anglada, mayor of Vidrà, as its president. From November 2016 until the summer of 2018, the party was integrated into Demòcrates de Catalunya while maintaining its own structure. On 20 December 2018, the MDC executive decided to completely disassociate itself from Demòcrates de Catalunya. Finally, on 20 October 2024, it integrated into Junts per Catalunya. The MDC was based in Vic, Catalonia, and its official website was mdc.cat.

History

The Catalan Democratic Movement (Moviment Demòcrata Català, MDC) was created in June 2013 as a civil platform by former militants of Unió Democràtica de Catalunya, including the mayor of Vic, Josep Maria Vila d'Abadal, and Jordi Aragonès. Its purpose was to bring together citizen suggestions and proposals aimed at achieving the independence of Catalonia from a social-Christian, territorial and humanist ideology. In March 2014, the platform was constituted as a political party, with Josep Anglada, mayor of Vidrà, as its president. From November 2016 until the summer of 2018, the party was integrated into Demòcrates de Catalunya while maintaining its own structure. However, on 20 December 2018, the MDC executive decided to completely disassociate itself from Demòcrates de Catalunya. Finally, on 20 October 2024, it integrated into Junts per Catalunya.

  • Platform created by former militants of Unió Democràtica de Catalunya

  • Constituted as a political party, with Josep Anglada as president

  • Integrated into Demòcrates de Catalunya while maintaining its own structure

  • Executive decided to completely disassociate from Demòcrates de Catalunya

  • Integrated into Junts per Catalunya

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Social-Christian, territorial and humanist Catalan independence platform

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