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19-816: The cabinet comprised members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia , PSC) and Unidas Podemos —with the involvement of Podemos , United Left (IU), the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and Catalonia in Common (CatComú)—as well as independents proposed by both parties, to become the first nationwide coalition government to be formed in Spain since the Second Spanish Republic . It has been alternatively dubbed as

38-857: A social-democratic political party in Catalonia , Spain , resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping , led by Josep Pallach i Carolà , the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Congress , and the Catalan Federation of the PSOE . It is the Catalan instance of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and its Aranese section is Unity of Aran . The party had also been allied with federalist and republican political platform Citizens for Change ( Ciutadans pel Canvi ) until

57-590: A number of cabinet changes during its tenure: The Council of Ministers is structured into the offices for the prime minister , the four deputy prime ministers , 22 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government . From July 2021, the Council would include only three deputy prime ministers. Pedro Sánchez's second government is organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure may vary depending on

76-530: Is an autonomous administrative entity (formerly considered a comarca ) in northwest Catalonia , Spain , consisting of 620.47 square kilometres (239.56 sq mi) in area, located in the Pyrenees mountains, in the Alt Pirineu i Aran region and in the province of Lleida . The capital is Vielha e Mijaran . This valley constitutes the only contiguous part of Catalonia located on the northern side of

95-562: Is experiencing a renaissance. The name Aran comes from Basque haran , meaning valley. Maps and road signs in Spain use the name "era Val d'Aran" to refer to the valley, where era is the Aranese singular feminine article. The same practice goes for all towns and other locations in Aran, for example, the Aranese spelling Vielha is used instead of Catalan and Spanish Viella to refer to the capital of Aran. Basque toponyms reveal that Basque

114-531: Is the mother tongue of 62.87% of people born in the region, it is less frequent among residents born outside the valley. In 1313, James II of Aragon granted administrative and political autonomy to the Aran Valley, the legal details of which are described in a Latin manuscript called the Querimonia . The devolution of power was a reward for the Aranese pledging allegiance to James II in a dispute with

133-758: The Forau d'Aigualluts . It then reappears in the Val dera Artiga de Lin before reaching the Aran valley, then through France and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean . The Noguera Pallaresa river, whose source is only a hundred meters from that of the Garonne, flows the opposite way towards the Mediterranean . Aran borders France on the north, the Autonomous Community of Aragon to the west and

152-510: The 2010 election . PSC–PSOE has its power base in the Barcelona metropolitan area and the comarques of Tarragonès , Montsià , and Val d'Aran . The party advocates for the preservation of the natural environment by implementing sustainable development strategies that promote economic advancement and the welfare of everyone. The Socialists' Party of Catalonia promotes individual initiative, entrepreneurial freedom, and innovation within

171-473: The Catalan comarques of Alta Ribagorça to the south and Pallars Sobirà to the east. Its capital, Vielha e Mijaran, has 5,474 inhabitants (2014). The entire population of the valley is about 9,991 (2014). As of 2001, a plurality of people in Aran spoke Spanish (38.78%) as their native language, followed by Aranese (34.19%), then Catalan (19.45%) with 7.56% having a different native language. While Aranese

190-400: The ministerial department . Ministry of Finance and Civil Service (Ministerio de Hacienda y Función Pública) (from 12 July 2021) Ministry of Territorial Policy (Ministerio de Política Territorial) (from 12 July 2021) Socialists%27 Party of Catalonia The Socialists' Party of Catalonia ( Catalan : Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya , PSC–PSOE ) is

209-451: The third Súarez government ; the first time that a government includes four deputy prime ministers; and the third oldest government to be formed, with a median age of 54.2 upon its formation. After the July 2021 cabinet reshuffle , the median age of the government lowered to 50, and the proportion of women at ministerial posts increased to 63.6% (14 out of 22). Sánchez's second government saw

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228-435: The "progressive coalition" ( Spanish : coalición progresista ), after the name of the political agreement signed by PSOE and Unidas Podemos. It was automatically dismissed on 24 July 2023 as a consequence of the 2023 general election , but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in. At 22 ministries , it is the second largest cabinet in Spain since the country's transition to democracy , only behind

247-762: The Catalan Parliament passed a new law which increased the powers of the Conselh Generau and recognized Aran as an "Occitan national reality". The population of Val d'Aran has generally been opposed to the Catalan independence movement due to lack of a strong Catalan identity. Aranese is the standardized form of the local Gascon variety of the Occitan language . Aranese has been regularly taught at school since 1984. Like several other minority languages in Europe that recently faced decline, Aranese

266-626: The Pyrenees. Hence, this valley holds the only Catalan rivers to flow into the Atlantic Ocean (for the same reason, the region is characterized by an Atlantic climate, instead of a Mediterranean one). The Garonne river flows through Aran from its source on the Pla de Beret (Beret Flat) near the Port de la Bonaigua . It is joined by the Joèu river (from the slopes of Aneto mountain ) which passes underground at

285-587: The construction of the Vielha tunnel , opened in 1948, the Aran valley had no direct communication with the south side of the mountains during winter. In 1987 it became an administrative comarca. In 1990 the special status of Aran within Catalonia was restored by the Parliament of Catalonia , reestablishing the Conselh Generau, granting it a degree of home rule and declaring Occitan as official language. In 2015

304-859: The context of a socially accountable market . The PSC promotes the European Union and its expansion to the Mediterranean . They believe in a reform policy in the goal to achieve an inclusive and cohesive society. Val d%27Aran Aran ( Occitan: [aˈɾan] ; Catalan: [əˈɾan] ; Spanish: [aˈɾan] ) (often known as the Aran Valley , or Val d'Aran in Aranese Occitan ; in other forms of Occitan: Vath d'Aran or Vau d'Aran , in Catalan: Vall d'Aran , in Spanish: Valle de Arán )

323-651: The divisions dates from the 15th century. Since 1991, Aran has an autonomous government called the Conselh Generau d'Aran ( Occitan : General Council of Aran ), headed by the Síndic d'Aran . The major political parties are the Unity of Aran - Aranese Nationalist Party (the local chapter of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia ), the Aranese Democratic Convergence (the local chapter of

342-690: The kingdoms of France and Mallorca over control of the valley. This status was suppressed in 1834, when the Valley was integrated into the new Province of Lleida, in the context of the establishment of the Spanish provinces at the beginning of the liberal state. On 19 October 1944, Spanish Communist Party guerrillas invaded the valley in an attempt to bring about the fall of the Spanish dictatorship . They took control of several villages until October 27, 1944, but were forced to retreat back into France after Franco sent reinforcements to defend Vielha. Before

361-588: Was spoken further east along the Pyrenees than today. The growing influence of Latin began to drive Basque out after the turn of the first millennium. Administratively, Aran is a "unique territorial entity" roughly equivalent to a comarca with additional powers, and informally referred to as a comarca. This status was most recently formalised in February 2015. The area is divided into six administrative divisions called terçons (meaning "thirds", as there were formerly three divisions). The current arrangement of

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