Gabriel Rufián facts for kids
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Gabriel Rufián
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Gabriel Rufián in 2022
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| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2016 |
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| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Member of the Santa Coloma de Gramenet City Council | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2023 |
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Gabriel Rufián Romero
8 February 1982 Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Catalonia, Spain |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Alma mater | Pompeu Fabra University |
Gabriel Rufián Romero (born February 8, 1982) is a Spanish politician. He is a well-known member of the Republican Left of Catalonia party. This political group supports the idea of Catalonia becoming an independent country.
Rufián has also been part of other groups that want Catalonia to be independent. These include the Assemblea Nacional Catalana and Súmate.
Early Political Career
In the Spanish general election of 2015, Gabriel Rufián was a main leader for the Republican Left of Catalonia. He then won a seat in the Spanish Parliament in the 2016 general election. He represented the area of Barcelona.
Standing Up for Catalonia
In September 2017, Gabriel Rufián strongly supported a vote for Catalonia's independence. This vote was planned for October 1. During this time, some Catalan politicians were arrested by Spanish authorities. Rufián spoke out in parliament. He told the then-Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, to "take his dirty hands off Catalan institutions." After this, Rufián and other Catalan politicians left the parliament in protest.
In September 2018, Rufián was part of a special session in parliament. He questioned the former Prime Minister, José María Aznar, for about an hour.
Recent Elections
Gabriel Rufián again led the Republican Left of Catalonia in the 2023 Spanish general election. However, his party lost some seats in the Congress of Deputies. They went from 13 seats to 7.
Even with fewer seats, Rufián saw a chance for his party. He said that if other parties wanted to form a government, they would "have to respect ours." This meant that pro-independence parties might have an important role in deciding who would govern Spain.
See also
In Spanish: Gabriel Rufián para niños
