12th Parliament of Catalonia explained

The 12th Parliament of Catalonia was the meeting of the Parliament of Catalonia, with the membership determined by the results of the 2017 regional election held on 21 December 2017 after its dissolution on 27 October in application of direct rule. The parliament met for the first time on 17 January 2018.

Election

The 12th Catalan parliamentary election was held on 21 December 2017. At the election Catalan secessionists retained a slim majority in the Catalan Parliament.^{[1] [2]}

Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
		1,109,732	25.35%	36
		948,233	21.66%	34
		935,861	21.38%	32
		606,659	13.86%	17
		326,360	7.46%	8
		195,246	4.46%	4
		185,670	4.24%	4
	Others/blanks	69,038	1.58%	0
Total	4,376,799	100.00%	135

Five of the elected MPs - Toni Comín (ERC–CatSí), Clara Ponsatí (JuntsxCat), Lluís Puig (JuntsxCat), Carles Puigdemont (JuntsxCat) and Meritxell Serret (ERC–CatSí) - were in exile whilst another three - Joaquim Forn (JuntsxCat), Oriol Junqueras (ERC–CatSí) and Jordi Sànchez (JuntsxCat) - were in jail.^{[3] [4]}

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 17 January 2018 and elected Roger Torrent as President of the Parliament.^{[5] [6] [7]} Other members of Board of the Parliament were also elected on 17 January 2018: Josep Costa i Rosselló (First Vice-President); José María Espejo-Saavedra Conesa (Second Vice-President); Eusebi Campdepadrós i Pucurull (First Secretary); David Pérez i Ibáñez (Second Secretary); Joan García González (Third Secretary); and Alba Vergés (Fourth Secretary).^{[8] [9]}

President[10]
Candidate	Votes
	Round 1	Round 2
Roger Torrent (ERC–CatSí)	65	65
José María Espejo-Saavedra (Cs)	56	56
Abstain	9	9
Absent	5	5

Vice-President
Candidate	Votes
Josep Costa i Rosselló (JuntsxCat)	65
José María Espejo-Saavedra (Cs)	57
Abstain	8
Absent	5

Secretary
Candidate	Votes
Eusebi Campdepadrós i Pucurull (JuntsxCat)	41
David Pérez i Ibáñez (PSC)	30
Joan García González (Cs)	27
Alba Vergés (ERC–CatSí)	24
Abstain	8
Absent	5

Alba Vergés (ERC–CatSí) resigned as Fourth Secretary on 4 June 2018 after being appointed Minister of Health.^[11] Her replacement Adriana Delgado i Herreros (ERC–CatSí) was elected on 6 June 2018.^{[12] [13] [14]}

Fourth Secretary[15]
Candidate	Votes
Adriana Delgado i Herreros (ERC–CatSí)	63
Abstain	69
Absent	3

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 12th parliament has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

• 9 January 2018 – Carles Mundó, the number 5 candidate on ERC–CatSí's list for Barcelona, declined to take his seat in Parliament for personal reasons.^{[16] [17]} He was replaced by Gerard Gómez del Moral i Fuster (ERC–CatSí).^[18]
• 24 January 2018 – Jailed MP Joaquim Forn (JuntsxCat) resigned.^{[19] [20] [21]} He was replaced by Antoni Morral i Berenguer (JuntsxCat) on 30 January 2018.^[22]
• 29 January 2018 – Exiled MPs Clara Ponsatí (JuntsxCat), Lluís Puig (JuntsxCat) and Meritxell Serret (ERC–CatSí) resigned in order for pro-independence parties to regain a majority in Parliament after the Constitutional Court ruled that exiled MPs could not vote by proxy.^{[23] [24] [25]} Ponsatí, Puig and Serret were replaced by Saloua Laouaji Faridi (JuntsxCat), Ferran Roquer i Padrosa (JuntsxCat) and David Rodríguez i González (ERC–CatSí) respectively on 30 January 2018.^{[22] [26]}
• 22 March 2018 – Dolors Bassa (ERC–CatSí), Carme Forcadell (ERC–CatSí) and Marta Rovira (ERC–CatSí) resigned prior to their appearance before the Supreme Court in relation to the Catalan independence referendum and subsequent declaration of independence.^{[27] [28] [29]} The following day the Bassa and Forcadell, along with MPs Raül Romeva (ERC–CatSí), Josep Rull (JuntsxCat) and Jordi Turull (JuntsxCat), were jailed by Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena whilst Rovira fled to Switzerland.^{[30] [31]} Bassa, Forcadell and Rovira were replaced by Magda Casamitjana i Aguilà (ERC–CatSí), Chakir El Homrani (ERC–CatSí) and Assumpció Laïlla i Jou (ERC–CatSí) respectively on 23 March 2018.^[32]
• 8 June 2018 – Maria Isabel Ferrer i Àlvarez (JuntsxCat) resigned after being appointed Director General of Civil Protection.^{[33] [34]} Neus Lloveras i Massana (20), the next candidate on JuntsxCat's list for Barcelona, declined to replace Ferrer.^[35] Ferrer was replaced by Anna Erra i Solà (JuntsxCat) on 19 June 2018.^[36]
• 14 June 2018 – Chakir El Homrani (ERC–CatSí) and Alba Vergés (ERC–CatSí) resigned after being appointed Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family and Minister of Health respectively.^{[36] [37]} They were replaced by Marc Sanglas i Alcantarilla (ERC–CatSí) and Lluïsa Llop i Fernàndez (ERC–CatSí) respectively on 19 June 2018.^[36]
• 10 July 2018 – Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena ended his eight-month inquiry into the Catalan referendum and declaration of independence and ordered that 25 Catalan politicians and activists be tried for rebellion, embezzlement or disobedience.^{[38] [39]} Amongst these were six serving MPs—Oriol Junqueras, Carles Puigdemont, Raül Romeva, Josep Rull, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Turull—all of whom were charged with rebellion and embezzlement and suspended from holding public office by Llarena, effectively suspending them from Parliament.^{[40] [41]}
• 17 May 2019 – Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull resign their seats in order to take their seats in the Congress of Deputies elected in the April 2019 Spanish general election, with Laura Borràs following suit on 20 May. They were replaced by Miquel Buch, Elena Fort, Josep Puig y Glòria Freixa, all four next in line in the JuntsxCat list for Barcelona.^[42]

Members

scope=col	Name	scope=col	Constituency	scope=col	No.	scope=col colspan="2"	Party	scope=col colspan="2"	Alliance	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col	Notes
		10							Replaces Elisenda Alamany Gutiérrez.
		2							Left group on 25 February 2019 to join Sobiranistes. Resigned. Replaced by Concepción Abellán Carretero.
		3
		17
		1
		3
		3		AEC
		1							Leader of the Opposition 2015–2019. Resigned. Replaced by Jorge Feijóo Suñol.
		10							Minister of the Presidency, Government Spokesperson 2018–2019. Aligned to CNxR.[43] Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		12							Resigned. Replaced by Aurora Carbonell i Abella.
		15
		1							Resigned. Replaced by Magda Casamitjana i Aguilà.
		3							Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.[44]
		12
		10
		3
		5							Minister of Culture. Aligned to CNxR.[45] Resigned. Replaced by Glòria Freixa i Vilardell.
		8
		1
		22							Minister of the Interior. Replaces Jordi Sànchez. Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.[46]
		1							First Secretary. Aligned to CNxR.[47] Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		17
		28							Replaces Eva Baró i Ramos.
		2							Leader of the Opposition 2019.
		5							Replaces Dolors Bassa. Resigned. Replaced by Jordi Orobitg i Solé.
		1
		15
		2
		3
		7
		5
		4
		7							Suspended on 10 July 2018. Resigned. Replaced by Alba Metge i Climent.
		17							First Vice-President. Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		16							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		24
		10
		4							Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		4
		16							Fourth Secretary (18).
		4							Resigned. Replaced by Martí Pachamé Barrera.
		19
		8
		1							Resigned. Replaced by Lucas Silvano Ferro Solé.
		4
		21							Replaces Maria Isabel Ferrer i Àlvarez. Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		8
		27							Replaces José María Espejo-Saavedra.
		3
		3							Second Vice-President 2018–2019. Resigned. Replaced by Mercè Escofet Sala.
		11
		3
		26							Replaces Inés Arrimadas.
		1
		5
		22
		15							Resigned. Replaced by Anna Erra i Solà.
		8							Replaced Xavier Domènech.
		12
		4							Resigned. Replaced by Chakir El Homrani.
		7							Resigned. Replaced by Antoni Morral i Berenguer.
		1							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		5
		4
		23							Replaces Jordi Turull. Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		25							Replaces Laura Borràs. Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		3							Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		7							Third Secretary 2018–2019. Second Vice-President since 2019.
		1							Resigned. Replaced by Esperanza García González.
		4							Replaces Xavier García Albiol.
		1							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		6							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		11
		19							Replaces Carles Mundó. Resigned. Replaced by José Rodríguez Fernández.
		23
		2
		14							Resigned. Replaced by Manuel Losada Seivane.
		5							Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		21							Replaces Carme Forcadell. Resigned. Replaced by Marc Sanglas i Alcantarilla.
		1
		1
		11
		1							Suspended on 10 July 2018. Resigned. Replaced by Núria Picas i Albets.
		20							Replaces Marta Rovira.
		19							Replaces Clara Ponsatí. Aligned to CNxR.[48]
		2							Resigned. Replaced by Daniel Serrano Coronado.
		5							Replaces Andrea Levy Soler.
		2							Resigned. Replaced by Alfons Montserrat i Esteller.
		23							Replaces Alba Vergés.
		1		Podemos
		28							Replaces María Luz Guilarte Sánchez.
		5
		9							Aligned to CNxR.
		3							Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		13							Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency.
		6
		26							Replaces Carles Puigdemont. Aligned to CNxR.
		9
		33							Replaces Toni Comín.
		7							Replaces Noemí Llauradó i Sans.
		13
		12
		18							Replaces Joaquim Forn. Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		6							Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		16
		10
		5							Resigned to join Sobiranistes. Replaced by Marc Parés Franzi.
		1
		6							Replaces Magda Casamitjana i Aguilà.
		25							Replaces Fernando Tomás de Páramo Gómez.
		18
		2							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		9							Replaces Joan Josep Nuet i Pujals.
		5
		9							Second Secretary.
		1							Resigned. Replaced by Raquel Sans i Guerra.
		25							Replaces Oriol Junqueras.
		3							Resigned. Replaced by Saloua Laouaji Faridi.
		2							Resigned. Replaced by Ferran Roquer i Padrosa.
		24							Replaces Josep Rull. Aligned to CNxR.
		1							Suspended on 10 July 2018. Aligned to CNxR. Resigned. Replaced by Ferran Mascarell i Canalda.
		8							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		4							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		31							Replaces Raül Romeva.
		4
		14
		1
		13							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		2
		26							Resigned. Replaces Gerard Gómez.
		6							Replaces Meritxell Serret. Resigned. Replaced by Marta Vilalta i Torres.
		3
		2							Leader of the Opposition since 2019.
		6
		3							Suspended on 10 July 2018. Stripped of his status as deputy. Replaced by Eduardo Reyes Pino.
		8							Replaces Lluís Puig. Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		2							Resigned. Replaced by Assumpció Laïlla i Jou.
		6							Suspended on 10 July 2018. Aligned to CNxR. Resigned. Replaced by Josep Puig i Boix.
		4
		3
		1
		2
		3
		2							Suspended on 10 July 2018. Aligned to CNxR. Resigned. Replaced by Miquel Buch.
		22							Replaces Chakir El Homrani.
		6							Replaces Òscar Peris i Ròdenas.
		18
		6
		1							Resigned. Replaced by David Rodríguez i González.
		5
		4
		2
		2
		1
		2
		14							Aligned to CNxR. Independent until July 2020, then Junts.
		7							Left the PDeCAT in August 2020.
		7
		11							President of the Government of Catalonia. Aligned to CNxR. Stripped of his status as deputy.
		2							President of the Parliament.
		4							Suspended on 10 July 2018. Aligned to CNxR. Resigned. Replaced by Maria Elena Fort i Cisneros.
		20
		21
		6							Fourth Secretary (18). Resigned. Replaced by Lluïsa Llop i Fernàndez.
		4
		7							Replaces David Rodríguez i González.
		13							Third Secretary since 2019.
		9

References

• Web site: Historial de la composició: Ple del Parlament . . 3 July 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
• Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales . . 25 November 2017 . 287 . 114503–114540 . 10 July 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . es . 0212-033X.

Notes and References

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3. News: Stothard . Michael . Spanish court says Catalan separatist leader must stay in jail . 10 July 2018 . . 5 January 2018 . London, U.K..
4. News: New Catalan parliament meets, but questions linger over key issues . 10 July 2018 . . 18 January 2018 . Madrid, Spain.
5. News: Catalonia MPs elect separatist speaker as parliament reconvenes. 17 January 2018. BBC News. 17 January 2018. London, U.K..
6. News: Catalan lawmakers elect separatist parliamentary speaker as sacked leader Carles Puigdemont eyes comeback. 17 January 2018. The New Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 17 January 2018. Chennai, India.
7. News: Roger Torrent, new Catalan Parliament president. 17 January 2018. Catalan News Agency. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
8. News: Pardo Torregrosa. Iñaki. Así es la nueva Mesa del Parlament. 19 January 2018. La Vanguardia. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain. es.
9. News: Ubieto. Gabriel. Així és la nova Mesa del Parlament. 19 January 2018. El Periódico de Catalunya. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain. ca.
10. DSPC-P 001/12 : Sessió 1.1, constitutiva . Diari de Sessions del Parlament de Catalunya - Ple . 17 January 2018 . XII . 1 . 10–11 . 8 July 2018 . . ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20180121204021/https://www.parlament.cat/document/dspcp/239595.pdf . 21 January 2018 . dead .
11. BOPC 094/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 6 June 2018 . XII . 94 . 18 . 12 June 2018 . . ca.
12. News: Adriana Delgado nueva secretaria de la Mesa en sustitución de Alba Vergés . 10 July 2018 . . . 6 June 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . es.
13. News: El parlament elegeix Adriana Delgado com a secretària quarta de la mesa en substitució d'Alba Vergés . 10 July 2018 . . 6 June 2018 . ca.
14. BOPC 098/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 11 June 2018 . XII . 98 . 214 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
15. DSPC-P 023/12 : Sessió 11.1, ordinària . Diari de Sessions del Parlament de Catalunya - Ple . 6 June 2018 . XII . 13 . 4 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
16. News: Mundó renuncia a l'acta de diputat al Parlament per motius "personals" i tornarà a exercir d'advocat . 10 July 2018 . . . 10 January 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
17. News: Pardo Torregrosa . Iñaki . Carles Mundó renuncia a su acta de diputado y abandona la política institucional . 10 July 2018 . . 9 January 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . es.
18. BOPC 001/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 19 January 2018 . XII . 1 . 8 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
19. News: González . David . Forn resigns as a deputy to increase chances of release from prison . 10 July 2018 . El Nacional . 23 January 2018 . Barcelona, Spain.
20. News: Jailed Catalan minister gives up post as MP . 10 July 2018 . . 23 January 2018 . Barcelona, Spain.
21. BOPC 006/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 29 January 2018 . XII . 6 . 3 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
22. BOPC 010/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 5 February 2018 . XII . 10 . 4–5 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
23. News: Bou . Lluís . FCatalan ministers Puig, Ponsatí and Serret renounce MP positions to ensure majority . 10 July 2018 . El Nacional . 28 January 2018 . Barcelona, Spain.
24. News: Catalan MPs in Brussels resign to secure pro-independence majority . 10 July 2018 . . 29 January 2018 . Barcelona, Spain.
25. BOPC 007/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 31 January 2018 . XII . 7 . 3–4 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
26. BOPC 012/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 31 January 2018 . XII . 12 . 106 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
27. News: Lasalas . Marta . Rovira, Forcadell, Bassa resign as deputies before appearing in the Supreme Court . 10 July 2018 . El Nacional . 23 March 2018 . Barcelona, Spain.
28. News: Judge to decide today if six Catalan officials go to jail . 10 July 2018 . . 23 March 2018 . Barcelona, Spain.
29. BOPC 042/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 23 March 2018 . XII . 42 . 3–4 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
30. News: Hedgecoe . Guy . Five Catalan politicians jailed over independence drive . 10 July 2018 . . 23 March 2018 . Dublin, Ireland.
31. News: Protests erupt in Barcelona after Catalan leaders jailed . 10 July 2018 . . 23 March 2018 . Doha, Qatar.
32. BOPC 043/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 23 March 2018 . XII . 43 . 6–8 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
33. News: Erra (JxCat) serà diputada al Parlament per la renúncia de Ferrer en ser designada directora general de Protecció Civil . 10 July 2018 . . 8 June 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
34. BOPC 099/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 13 June 2018 . XII . 99 . 5 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
35. News: Orriols . N. . Anna Erra serà diputada de JxCat arran del nomenament de Ferrer com a directora general al Govern . 10 July 2018 . . 8 June 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
36. BOPC 105/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 20 June 2018 . XII . 105 . 51–52 . 10 July 2018 . . ca.
37. News: Los consellers Alba Vergés y Chakir El Homrani renuncian a sus escaños . 14 June 2018 . . . 14 June 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . es.
38. News: Spanish court orders former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont suspended as lawmaker . 10 July 2018 . . . 10 July 2018 . Chennai, India.
39. News: Spanish Judge Strips Catalonia's Ex-Leaders of Public Office . 10 July 2018 . . . 10 July 2018 . New York. U.S.A..
40. News: Court orders suspension of six jailed and exiled leaders as MPs . 10 July 2018 . . 10 July 2018 . Barcelona, Spain.
41. News: Liñán . Gemma . Llarena suspèn de funcions Puigdemont, Junqueras, Romeva, Turull, Rull i Sànchez . 10 July 2018 . El Nacional . 10 July 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
42. News: Quitian . Sergi . Sànchez, Turull y Rull renuncian a su escaño del Parlament para entrar en el Congreso . 14 July 2020 . La Vanguardia . 18 May 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . es.
43. News: Bou . Lluís . 27 June 2020 . Un manifiesto reclama hacer de JxCAT una organización, liderada por Puigdemont . es . El Nacional . Barcelona . 14 July 2020.
44. Web site: ACN . 31 August 2020 . La majoria de diputats del PDeCAT al Parlament també es donen de baixa del partit i deixen Solsona i Font sols . ca . El Punt Avui . Barcelona . 31 August 2020.
45. News: 28 January 2019 . Borràs, sobre la Crida: "Es una manera de hacer política en el siglo XXI" . es . El Nacional . 14 July 2020.
46. News: 31 August 2020 . Budó, Calvet, Puigneró y Buch también se dan de baja del PDeCAT . es . Europa Press . Barcelona . 31 August 2020.
47. News: 2 July 2020 . Puigdemont anuncia la creación de un nuevo partido para liderar el espacio posconvergente . es . El País . 14 July 2020.
48. News: 16 January 2019 . La Crida Nacional per la República ja està inscrita com a partit polític . es . Ara . 14 July 2020.