Assemblea Nacional Catalana

Assemblea Nacional Catalana
Formation25 May 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-25)
FocusCatalan independence
Area served
Catalonia
Members
80,000[1]
Key people
Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol
Carme Forcadell i Lluís
Websiteassemblea.cat

The Assemblea Nacional Catalana (in English: Catalan National Assembly, ANC by its Catalan acronym) is an organization that seeks the political independence of Catalonia from Spain. It also promotes the independence of other Catalan-speaking regions, which are collectively known as the Catalan Countries (Països Catalans).[2]

Its current president is Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol. Sànchez was imprisoned on 16 October 2017 for his role in pro-independence protests during the days before the Catalan referendum. In January 2015, it claimed more than 80,000 members, of whom 40,132 were full-paying members (fee paying) and 39,946 were signed up as volunteer collaborators.[3] The ANC has 10 regional subdivisions which are represented on the national board as well as professional groups for various private sectors, and 37 foreign branches around the world.[4]

  1. ^ «L’ANC supera els 40.000 membres de ple dret per encarar un any definitiu»
  2. ^ "Les coincidències i discrepàncies dels fulls de ruta cap a la independència". Vilaweb (in Catalan). 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ "L'ANC ja té 51.000 adherits, el doble de fa un any". Vilaweb (in Catalan). 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Foreign Assemblies (Assemblees Exteriors)". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.