Democratic Convergence of La Franja (in Catalan: Convergència Democràtica de la Franja; CDF) is a catalanist and liberal political party active in the Catalan-speaking area of Aragon, known as La Franja.
Objectives
CDF has two main objectives:
- Defence of the Catalan language and culture in La Franja.
- Improving the infraestrucure, social services and economy of La Franja.
History
CDF was founded in 2009 by splitters of Alternativa Cívica, a local party in the municipality of Fraga.[1] In the European elections of the same year the secretary-general of the party participated in the list of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC).
In the local elections of 2011 CDF gained 4 town councillors and 1 mayor, in Pont de Montanyana/Puente de Montañana.[2] In the same elections, CDF gained the 7.8% of the vote in Arén, 16% in Sopeira, 2.29% in Benabarri/Benabarre and 3.28% in Fraga.
The party opposed the new Aragonese languages law of 2013, which they considered anti-Catalan.[3]
CDF did not participate in the local elections of 2015.[4]
References
- ^ El nou partit Convergència Democràtica de la Franja neix amb la voluntat d'implantar-se a tot el territori. 3/24, 08/02/2009.
- ^ CiU, fins i tot a la Franja. El Punt-Avui, 26/05/2011.
- ^ Convergència Democràtica de la Franja: La LAPAO se basa en el anticatalanismo Archived 2017-12-28 at the Wayback Machine. El Diario Vasco, 13/09/2013.
- ^ A la Franja no hi creuen, en fantasmes. El Punt-Avui, 06/06/2015.
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