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{{Infobox political party|
| country          = Spain
| name             = Convergence and Union
| native_name      = Convergència i Unió
| logo_size        = 125
| colorcode        = {{party color|Convergence and Union}}
| logo             = Logo CiU.png
| abbreviation     = CiU
| president        = [[Artur Mas]]
| general_secretary = [[Ramon Espadaler]]
| foundation       = {{Start date|df=yes|1978|09|19}} (coalition)<br/>{{Start date|df=yes|2001|12|02}} (federation)
| dissolution      = {{End date|df=yes|2015|06|18}}
| predecessor      = [[Democratic Pact for Catalonia]]<br/>[[Democracy and Catalonia]]
| successor        = [[Junts pel Sí]]
| headquarters     = C/ Còrsega, 331-333<br/>08037, [[Barcelona]]
| ideology         = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
 |[[Catalan nationalism]]{{refn|<ref name="Dowling">{{Citation |first=Andrew |last=Dowling |title=Convergència i Unió, Catalonia and the new Catalanism |work=The Politics of Contemporary Spain |publisher=Routledge |year=2005 |page=106}}</ref><ref name="Bukowski">{{Citation |first=Jeanie |last=Bukowski |title=Party Politics and Regional Strategies in Spain |work=Between Europeanization and Local Societies: The Space for Territorial Governance |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2003 |page=173}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Eve |last=Hepburn |title=Degrees of Independence: SNP Thinking in an International Context |work=The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |year=2009 |page=199}}</ref>}}
 |'''Factions:'''
 |[[Populism]]<ref name="HistDict"/>
 |[[Christian democracy]]{{refn|<ref name="Dowling"/><ref name="Pallares">{{Citation |first1=Francesc |last1=Pallarés |first2=Michael |last2=Keating |title=Multi-level electoral competition: sub-state elections and party systems in Spain |work=Devolution and electoral politics |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=2006}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Frans |last=Schrijver |title=Regionalism after Regionalisation |publisher=Vossiuspers, Amsterdam University Press |year=2006 |page=112}}</ref>}}
 |[[Liberalism]]{{refn|<ref name="Dowling"/><ref name="Pallares"/>}}
 |[[Conservatism]]{{refn|<ref name="Dowling"/><ref name="Bukowski"/><ref name="HistDict"/>}}
 |[[Catalan independentism]]<ref>{{Citation |first=Franz |last=Valandro |title=A Nation of Nations: Nationalities' Policies in Spain |publisher=Peter Lang |year=2002 |page=83}}</ref>
 |[[Social democracy]]{{refn|<ref name="Gibbons">{{Citation |first=John |last=Gibbons |title=Spanish politics today |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=1999 |page=51}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Donald |last=McNeill |title=Urban Change and the European Left: Tales from the New Barcelona |publisher=Routledge |year=1999 |pages=92, 184}}</ref>}}
}}
| position         = {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]{{refn|<ref name="Paluzie 2010 366">{{Citation |first=Elisenda |last=Paluzie |author-link=Elisenda Paluzie |title=The costs and benefits of staying together: the Catalan case in Spain |work=The Political Economy of Inter-Regional Fiscal Flows: Measurement, Determinants and Effects on Country Stability |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |year=2010 |page=366}}</ref><ref name="HistDict">{{Citation |first=Angel |last=Smith |title=Historical Dictionary of Spain |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2009 |pages=199–202}}</ref><ref name="Greenwood">{{Citation |first1=Howard J. |last1=Wiarda |first2=Margaret |last2=Macleish Mot |title=Catholic Roots and Democratic Flowers: Political Systems in Spain and Portugal |publisher=Greenwood |year=2001 |page=138}}</ref>}} to [[centre-right politics|centre-right]]{{refn|<ref>{{cite book|author-link1=Josep Colomer |first=Josep Maria |last=Colomer |title=Political institutions in Europe |publisher=Routledge |year=2002 |page=183 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Z0KpNK-gZgC&q=convergence+and+union+centre+right&pg=PA183 |access-date=24 November 2011|isbn=9780415267908 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first=Bartłomiej |last=Znojek |title=Parliamentary Elections in Spain |journal=PISM Bulletin |publisher=The Polish Institute of International Affairs |volume=104 |issue=321 |date=18 November 2011 |url=http://www.pism.pl/files/?id_plik=9055 |access-date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001623/http://www.pism.pl/files/?id_plik=9055 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Spain: Political structure |newspaper=The Economist |date=17 July 2009 |url=http://www.economist.com/node/14066406 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201012401/http://www.economist.com/node/14066406 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2010 |access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Connor |title=Catalan election result deals blow to embattled Spanish government |publisher=DW World |date=29 November 2011 |url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6275836,00.html |access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref>}}}}
| national         = [[Galeusca–Peoples of Europe|Galeusca]] (2004–2009)<br>[[Coalition for Europe (2009)|CEU]] (2009–2014)<br>[[Coalition for Europe (2014)|CEU]] (2014–2015)
| colours          = {{Color box|{{party color|Convergence and Union}}|border=darkgray}} [[Dark blue (colour)|Dark blue]] (customary)<br/>{{Color box|#EF8A00|border=darkgray}} [[Orange (colour)|Orange]] (official)
| european         = [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party|ALDE Party]] (CDC)<br/>[[European People's Party|EPP]] (UDC)
| europarl         = [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group|ALDE Group]] (CDC)<br/>[[European People's Party group|EPP Group]] (UDC)
| international    = [[Liberal International]] (CDC)<br />[[Centrist Democrat International]] (UDC)
| website          = {{URL|https://www.ciu.cat/}}
}}
'''Convergence and Union''' ({{langx|ca|Convergència i Unió}} {{IPA|ca|kumbəɾˈʒɛnsi.əj uniˈo|}}, '''CiU''') was a [[Catalan nationalist]] [[electoral alliance]] in [[Catalonia]], Spain. It was a federation of two constituent parties, the larger [[Democratic Convergence of Catalonia]] (CDC) and its smaller counterpart, the [[Democratic Union of Catalonia]] (UDC). It was dissolved on 18 June 2015.

CiU was a [[Catalan nationalism|Catalan nationalist]] coalition. During its lifespan, it was usually seen as a moderate nationalist party in Spain, although a significant part of its membership had shifted to open Catalan [[independence|independentism]] during the party's last years, and by 2014 demonstrated its intention to hold a referendum on Catalan independence. There is some debate as to whether the coalition was [[conservatism|conservative]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/07/spain.jamessturcke | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=James | last=Sturcke | title=Catalan conundrum | date=7 June 2006}}</ref> or [[centrist]]. [[Liberalism|Liberal]] tendencies dominate the larger CDC, while the smaller UDC is a [[Christian democracy|Christian democratic]] party.<ref>{{cite book |title=Devolution and Electoral Politics |last1=Hough |first1=Dan |last2=Jeffery |first2=Charlie |year=2006 |publisher=Manchester University Press |location=Manchester |isbn=978-0-7190-7330-4 |page=101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cj7LQHiITqQC }}</ref> As for its position in the nationalist debate, it was deliberately ambiguous so as to appeal to the broadest spectrum possible, from voters who seek full [[Catalan independentism|independence from Spain]] to those who are generally satisfied with the present self-government status. In general, the CDC tends to be more supportive of Catalan sovereignty, while the UDC is considered closer to traditional Catalan [[Autonomism (political doctrine)|autonomism]] and more nuanced nationalism. The electoral manifesto for the elections in 2012 states that "we want to build a wide social majority so that Catalonia can have its own State in the European frame, because Catalonia has the will to become a normal country among world's countries and nations".

In the [[2012 Catalonian parliamentary election|2012 regional elections]], CiU won 30.71% of the vote. It lost 12 seats in the [[Parliament of Catalonia|Catalan Parliament]], bringing them to a total of 50 deputies. While they have more than twice as many deputies as any other party, they were left 18 seats short of a majority in the 135-member body. After the election, they entered into coalition with the [[Republican Left of Catalonia]] (ERC), which has a completely different political orientation but also supports Catalan independence. ''[[El Periódico de Catalunya]]'' reported in August 2013 that the coalition may break apart due to fractions within the union about Catalan independence, with UDC opposing secessionism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20130819/unio-ya-piensa-en-una-candidatura-al-margen-de-cdc-2584889|title=Unió ya piensa en una candidatura al margen de CDC|first=FIDEL MASREAL /|last=Barcelona|date=19 August 2013|website=elperiodico}}</ref>

On 18 June 2015 CDC spokespersons declared the CiU federation "finished", albeit amenable to an "amicable" separation. This occurred after an  [[ultimatum]] had been issued by President Mas to UDC, due to their diverging positions on the Catalan independence process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ara.cat/politica/Josep_Rull-comite_de_direccio-CDC-Unio-federacio_0_1378062345.html|title=Convergència enterra la federació: "El projecte polític de CiU s'ha acabat i cal una separació amistosa"|date=18 June 2015|website=Ara.cat}}</ref>

== Policies and ideology ==
CiU used to defend the notion of Catalonia as a [[nation]] within Spain, striving for the highest possible level of autonomy for Catalonia. However, it has recently become a [[Catalan independence|pro-secession]] party.

CiU is generally considered a Catalan nationalist party; this is also the term it uses to describe itself. Both the Spanish and Catalan media perceive it as a moderate nationalist force. However, its liberal fraction (CDC) has a relatively strong current which advocates [[Catalan independentism|Catalan independence]] from Spain and which has grown stronger after 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lavanguardia.es/politica/noticias/20100827/53990327112/felip-puig-la-independencia-de-catalunya-solo-sera-posible-a-traves-de-ciu.html |title=Felip Puig: "La independencia de Catalunya sólo será posible a través de CiU" |newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]] |date=27 August 2010 |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://politica.e-noticies.es/el-ultimo-deseo-de-felip-puig-es-la-independencia-31662.html |title=El último deseo de Felip Puig es la independencia |work=[[E-Notícies]] |date=5 August 2009 |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vozbcn.com/2010/08/27/30427/pujol-cataluna-gran-murcia/ |title=El mejor instrumento para conseguir tranquila, pacífica y rigurosamente [la independencia de Cataluña] se llama CiU |work=La Voz de Barcelona |date=27 August 2010 |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=es}}</ref> Many high ranking exponents of the Democratic Convergence define CiU as an independentist political force.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/3755946/20100719/oriol-pujol-aclareix-ciu-independentista.html |title=Oriol Pujol aclareix que CiU no és independentista |work=Vilaweb.cat |date=19 July 2010 |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcMtYa_TB9k |title=David Madí, democràcia a sang freda |medium=[[YouTube]] |date=9 November 2007 |access-date=23 December 2012 |author=tripartitwatch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818152828/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcMtYa_TB9k&list=PL0C0ACA53FA2E19E9 |archive-date=18 August 2017 |language=ca |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/17862 |title=Nació Digital: Àngel Colom: "La via més curta cap a la independència és CiU" |work=Naciodigital.cat |date=8 September 2010 |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=ca |first=Salvador |last=Cot}}</ref> The party's president [[Artur Mas]] has stated he would vote in favour of Catalan independence in a theoretical referendum of independence, but he added this would not be his official policy if elected as President of Catalonia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lavozlibre.com/noticias/ampliar/146082/artur-mas-votaria-si-en-un-referendum-sobre-la-independencia-de-cataluna |title=Artur Mas: Votaría sí en un referéndum sobre la independencia de Cataluña |work=Lavozlibre.com |date=11 November 2010 |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329211028/http://www.lavozlibre.com/noticias/ampliar/146082/artur-mas-votaria-si-en-un-referendum-sobre-la-independencia-de-cataluna |archive-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On the other hand, the Christian democratic part of the coalition, the [[Democratic Union of Catalonia]], is less favourable to the idea of an independent Catalonia. Nevertheless, several prominent members of the Democratic Union have also supported independence, especially since the late 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/12976/vota/3/1265708033 |title=Nació Digital: Vila d'Abadal: "El nostre país tornarà a ser lliure" |work=Naciodigital.cat |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=ca}}</ref> However, the supporters of independence within the Democratic Union are a minority with much less influence than their counterparts in the Democratic Convergence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cronica.cat/noticia/Els_critics_dUnio_aposten_per_la_independencia_i_es_distancien_de_Duran_i_Lleida |title=Els crítics d'Unió aposten per la independència i es distancien de Duran i Lleida |access-date=17 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303053347/http://www.cronica.cat/noticia/Els_critics_dUnio_aposten_per_la_independencia_i_es_distancien_de_Duran_i_Lleida |archive-date=3 March 2012 |date=9 October 2008 |language=ca |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Terms of office==

At the Catalan level, CiU ruled the [[Generalitat|autonomous Catalan government]] during the 1980s until 2003 for 23 consecutive years led by [[Jordi Pujol]] (CDC). Pujol was succeeded in the party leadership by [[Artur Mas]] (CDC), while Unió's leader (second at the CiU level) is [[Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida]]. It then served in opposition to a tripartite [[centre-left]] government of the [[Socialists' Party of Catalonia]] (PSC), the [[Republican Left of Catalonia]] (ERC) and the [[Initiative for Catalonia Greens]] (ICV) until November 2010, when it regained power (but lacking an overall majority, still needing a coalition partner).

==2008 General Elections==
The party won 10 seats in the [[Congress of Deputies]] at the [[2008 Spanish general election|March 2008 elections]].

CiU supported changes to the [[Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia|Catalan Statute of Autonomy]] to further increase Catalonia's autonomy. It is currently the most voted party at regional elections in Catalonia, but in 2003 lost its [[absolute majority]] and is the main opposition party at the Catalan autonomous level, having been replaced in the government by a centre-left tripartite coalition [[2003 Catalan Parliament election|formed in 2003]] and re-formed after the [[2006 Catalan Parliament election|2006 Catalan regional elections]], which were called due to divisions in the coalition.

==2010 Catalan elections==
On Sunday 28 November 2010 (28-N), CiU regained control of the regional parliament after seven years in opposition, winning about 38% of the popular vote, earning 62 seats out of the total 135.<ref>{{cite web
 |last         = Mulligan
 |first        = Mark
 |title        = Catalan centre-right retakes political control
 |url          = https://www.ft.com/content/7111eeda-fb3b-11df-b576-00144feab49a
 |archive-url  = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210221210/https://www.ft.com/content/7111eeda-fb3b-11df-b576-00144feab49a#axzz16gFwlt28
 |archive-date = 10 December 2022
 |url-access   = subscription
 |url-status   = live
 |work         = Financial Times Newspaper, London Nov 28, 22:00h
 |publisher    = Financial Times
 |date         = 28 November 2010
 |access-date  = 29 November 2010
}}</ref> Its platform was broadly centrist, and somewhat ambiguous about independence from Spain.

In the 2010 elections, the turnout was just above 60%, and the [[Socialists' Party of Catalonia]] were considered the biggest losers, holding only 28 seats of their former 37. All other parties lost support, as well, except the liberal-conservative [[People's Party of Catalonia]], which increased its support by 1.5%, and the [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[Ciutadans - Partido de la Ciudadanía|Citizens' Party]] which maintained their position.

==2012 Catalan elections==

On Sunday 25 November 2012, CiU maintained its control of the regional parliament by winning approximately 30 per cent of the popular vote and earning 50 seats of the total 135. This represents a drop in voter support since the 2010 election, with voter turn-out for the 2012 election at approximately 70%, or the highest since 1998.<ref>{{cite news
|last = Fotheringham
|first = Alasdair	
|title = Nationalists triumph in Catalan elections
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nationalists-triumph-in-catalan-elections-8349093.html
|work = The Independent, London Nov 25, 22:00h
|publisher = The Independent
|date = 25 November 2012
|access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> It is also the lowest percentage of the vote the coalition has scored since its formation in 1988.

==Electoral performance==

===Parliament of Catalonia===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
| colspan="7" align="center"| [[Parliament of Catalonia]]
|-
! width="75"| Election
! Leading candidate
! width="70" | Votes
! width="70"| %
! Seats
! width="40"| +/–
! Government
|-
! [[1980 Catalan regional election|1980]]
| rowspan="7" align="left"| [[Jordi Pujol]]
| 752,943
| 27.83 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|43|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| —
| {{yes2|Minority}}
|-
! rowspan="2"| [[1984 Catalan regional election|1984]]
| rowspan="2"| 1,346,729
| rowspan="2"| 46.80 (#'''1''')
| rowspan="2"| {{Composition bar|72|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]29
| {{yes2|Coalition {{small|(1984–1987)}}}}
|-
| {{yes2|Majority {{small|(1987–1988)}}}}
|-
! [[1988 Catalan regional election|1988]]
| 1,232,514
| 45.72 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|69|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]3
| {{yes2|Majority}}
|-
! [[1992 Catalan regional election|1992]]
| 1,221,233
| 46.19 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|70|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]1
| {{yes2|[[Fourth government of Jordi Pujol|Majority]]}}
|-
! [[1995 Catalan regional election|1995]]
| 1,320,071
| 40.95 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|60|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]10
| {{yes2|[[Fifth government of Jordi Pujol|Minority]]}}
|-
! [[1999 Catalan regional election|1999]]
| 1,178,420
| 37.70 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|56|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]4
| {{yes2|[[Sixth government of Jordi Pujol|Minority]]}}
|-
! [[2003 Catalan regional election|2003]]
| rowspan="4" align="left"| [[Artur Mas]]
| 1,024,425
| 30.94 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|46|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]10
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2006 Catalan regional election|2006]]
| 935,756
| 31.52 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|48|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]2
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2010 Catalan regional election|2010]]
| 1,202,830
| 38.43 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|62|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]14
| {{yes2|[[First government of Artur Mas|Minority]]}}
|-
! [[2012 Catalan regional election|2012]]
| 1,116,259
| 30.71 (#'''1''')
| {{Composition bar|50|135|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]12
| {{yes2|[[Second government of Artur Mas|Minority]]}}
|}

===Cortes Generales===
====Nationwide====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left;"
|-
| colspan="10" align="center"| [[Cortes Generales]]
|-
! rowspan="2" width="75"| Election
! colspan="5"| Congress
! colspan="2"| Senate
! rowspan="2"| Leading candidate
! rowspan="2"| Status in legislature
|-
! width="70"| Votes
! width="35"| %
! width="25"| #
! Seats
! width="35"| +/–
! Seats
! width="35"| +/–
|-
! [[1979 Spanish general election|1979]]
| 483,353
| 2.69%
| 5th
| {{Composition bar|8|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]5{{efn|name="PDC"|Compared to the combined totals of [[Democratic Pact for Catalonia]] and [[Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia]] in the [[1977 Spanish general election|1977 general election]].}}
| {{Composition bar|1|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1{{efn|name="PDC"}}
| [[Jordi Pujol]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|-
! [[1982 Spanish general election|1982]]
| 772,726
| 3.67%
| 5th
| {{Composition bar|12|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]4
| {{Composition bar|5|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]5
| [[Miquel Roca]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|-
! [[1986 Spanish general election|1986]]
| 1,014,258
| 5.02%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|18|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]6
| {{Composition bar|8|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]3
| [[Miquel Roca]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|-
! [[1989 Spanish general election|1989]]
| 1,032,243
| 5.04%
| 5th
| {{Composition bar|18|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| {{Composition bar|10|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]2
| [[Miquel Roca]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|-
! [[1993 Spanish general election|1993]]
| 1,165,783
| 4.94%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|17|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
| {{Composition bar|10|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| [[Miquel Roca]]
| style="background:#efb;"| Confidence and supply
|-
! [[1996 Spanish general election|1996]]
| 1,151,633
| 4.60%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|16|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
| {{Composition bar|8|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]2
| [[Joaquim Molins]]
| style="background:#efb;"| Confidence and supply
|-
! [[2000 Spanish general election|2000]]
| 970,421
| 4.19%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|15|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
| {{Composition bar|8|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| [[Xavier Trias]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|-
! [[2004 Spanish general election|2004]]
| 835,471
| 3.23%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|10|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]5
| {{Composition bar|4|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]4
| [[Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|-
! [[2008 Spanish general election|2008]]
| 779,425
| 3.03%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|10|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| {{Composition bar|4|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| [[Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|-
! [[2011 Spanish general election|2011]]
| 1,015,691
| 4.17%
| 5th
| {{Composition bar|16|350|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]6
| {{Composition bar|9|208|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]5
| [[Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition
|}

====Regional breakdown====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left;"
|-
! rowspan="3" width="75"| Election
! colspan="7"| Catalonia
|-
! colspan="5"| Congress
! colspan="2"| Senate
|-
! width="70"| Votes
! width="35"| %
! width="25"| #
! Seats
! width="35"| +/–
! Seats
! width="35"| +/–
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|1979]]
| 483,353
| 16.38%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|8|47|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]5{{efn|name="PDC"}}
| {{Composition bar|1|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1{{efn|name="PDC"}}
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 1982 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|1982]]
| 772,726
| 22.48%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|12|47|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]4
| {{Composition bar|5|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]5
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 1986 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|1986]]
| 1,014,258
| 32.00%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|18|47|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]6
| {{Composition bar|8|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]3
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 1989 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|1989]]
| 1,032,243
| 32.68%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|18|46|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| {{Composition bar|10|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]2
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 1993 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|1993]]
| 1,165,783
| 31.82%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|17|47|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
| {{Composition bar|10|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 1996 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|1996]]
| 1,151,633
| 29.61%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|16|46|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
| {{Composition bar|8|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]2
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 2000 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|2000]]
| 970,421
| 28.79%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|15|46|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
| {{Composition bar|8|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 2004 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|2004]]
| 835,471
| 20.78%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|10|47|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]5
| {{Composition bar|4|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]4
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 2008 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|2008]]
| 779,425
| 20.93%
| 2nd
| {{Composition bar|10|47|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| {{Composition bar|4|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
|-
! [[Results breakdown of the 2011 Spanish general election (Congress)#Catalonia|2011]]
| 1,015,691
| 29.35%
| '''1st'''
| {{Composition bar|16|47|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]6
| {{Composition bar|9|16|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]5
|}

===European Parliament===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left;"
|-
| colspan="9" align="center"| [[European Parliament]]
|-
! rowspan="2" width="75"| Election
! colspan="5"| Total
! colspan="3"| Catalonia
|-
! width="70"| Votes
! width="35"| %
! width="25"| #
! Seats
! width="35"| +/–
! width="70"| Votes
! width="35"| %
! width="25"| #
|-
! [[1987 European Parliament election in Spain|1987]]
| 853,603
| 4.43%
| 5th
| {{Composition bar|3|60|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| —
| 843,322
| 27.82%
| 2nd
|-
! [[1989 European Parliament election in Spain|1989]]
| 666,602
| 4.20%
| 5th
| {{Composition bar|2|60|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]1
| 655,339
| 27.53%
| 2nd
|-
! [[1994 European Parliament election in Spain|1994]]
| 865,913
| 4.66%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|3|64|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]1
| 806,610
| 31.50%
| '''1st'''
|-
! [[1999 European Parliament election in Spain|1999]]
| 937,687
| 4.43%
| 4th
| {{Composition bar|3|64|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| 843,021
| 29.28%
| 2nd
|-
! [[2004 European Parliament election in Spain|2004]]
| colspan="3"| Within [[Galeusca–Peoples of Europe|Galeusca]]
| {{Composition bar|1|54|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]2
| 369,103
| 17.44%
| 3rd
|-
! [[2009 European Parliament election in Spain|2009]]
| colspan="3"| Within [[Coalition for Europe (2009)|CEU]]
| {{Composition bar|2|54|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg|10px]]1
| 441,810
| 22.44%
| 2nd
|-
! [[2014 European Parliament election in Spain|2014]]
| colspan="3"| Within [[Coalition for Europe (2014)|CEU]]
| {{Composition bar|2|54|hex={{party color|Convergence and Union}}}}
| [[File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg|10px]]0
| 549,096
| 21.84%
| 2nd
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of political parties in Spain]]
* [[Autonomous Community]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Dowling |title=Convergència i Unió, Catalonia and the new Catalanism |work=The Politics of Contemporary Spain |publisher=Routledge |year=2005 |pages=106–120}}

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