Alhora (lit.'At the same time / At once') is a Catalan political party founded by Jordi Graupera and Clara Ponsatí with the intention of running in the 2024 Catalan regional election. The party "welcomes people from the pro-independence left to liberal Catalanism" with the aim to work for "the independence of Catalonia".[1]

Alhora
LeaderJordi Graupera
Clara Ponsatí
FoundersJordi Graupera
Clara Ponsatí
Founded15 March 2023 (2023-03-15)
Split fromTogether for Catalonia
HeadquartersBarcelona
IdeologyCatalan independence
Catalan nationalism
Political positionBig tent
Colors  Raspberry
  Aquamarine
Website
alhora.cat

History edit

At the beginning of March 2024, Jordi Graupera and Clara Ponsatí announced that on 23 April 2024 they would present a new pro-independence political proposal in the Catalan political environment at the Teatre Borràs in Barcelona, with a view to running in the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia which were scheduled for February 2025.[2] The scheduling of elections for 12 May 2024 by Catalan President Pere Aragonès has accelerated the process of party creation.[3] The press conference presenting the proposal was attended by Clara Ponsatí, Jordi Graupera, Ada Ferrer and Anna Punsoda, group promoting the party.[4]

To be able to stand in the elections, they need 5,703 signatures, divided by demarcations: 4,243 in Barcelona, 596 in Tarragona, 546 in Girona and 317 in Lleida.[5] The promoters of the project asked for volunteers for the signature collection process.[6] On 2 April 2024, they confirmed that they already had the necessary signatures.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ editorweb (2024-04-02). "Clara Ponsatí sobre el nou referèndum d'independència d'Aragonès" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. ^ Partal, Txell (8 March 2023). "Clara Ponsatí: "Volem ser el pal de paller de l'independentisme"". Vilaweb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ "Ponsatí i Graupera confirmen que es presentaran a les eleccions: "Hi anem. I accelerem"". Vilaweb (in Catalan). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. ^ "Ponsatí i Graupera presenten el partit polític Alhora, que pretén omplir el quart espai independentista". Público. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ Millan, Pere (13 March 2024). "La precipitació electoral, un entrebanc per a les candidatures de l'ANC i Alhora". Vilaweb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ "Ponsatí i Graupera demanen 500 voluntaris per a aconseguir les signatures per a ser al 12-M". Vilaweb (in Catalan). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ "Alhora, el partit de Ponsatí i Graupera, ja té les signatures per a presentar-se a les eleccions". Vilaweb (in Catalan). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-02.