Catalan gets a new chance before the municipal elections. But, again, he goes to that election date in a scattered fashion. The emergence of Centrem, the new party created by Angels Chacon, failed to absorb the PDECat. Centerm Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) is accused of exerting fierce pressure in the Territory to control the structures PDECat Who in turn listens to Chacon’s siren songs, but with the fear of crashing into the polls.
The formation led by Carles Puigdemont admits that he intensified his contacts with mayors. Two leaders shine in this subtle but persistent regional show: Jordi Sanchezand Secretary General of JxCat and Minister of Economy, James Gero.
Introduces Angels Chacon Centrem, the new CDC
The aim is to win the municipal pulse of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission and present an image to its partners in government. In other words, the results of the year 2023 municipal It will mark the continuation of the alliance between Esquerra and Juntswhose relations are becoming more fragile.
Discreet and methodical work by Sanchez
“Sánchez’s mission is to visit dozens of people to encourage them to be part of the JxCat municipal project,” sources from the Party’s Second Environment explain to this medium, from, since septemberHe devoted himself to making those connections. They deny pressure on PDECat, but acknowledge that it is in their interest.”In addition to the maximum number of municipal positions so that the vote does not disintegrate. They added that PDEcat had disappeared from the area.
Sanchez’s work “discreet, methodical and orderly” And “on many occasions, contacts are made at the initiative of these local leaders.” Their visits are not accompanied by press conferences. But they assured the party that the feeling is very positive and that in April, the candidacy process for the JxCat municipality, which rules out “global agreements” without formation, will begin.
Letter from Puigdemont to the Mayors of Junts
For his part, the Minister of Economy also participates in this work of territorial communications in a more institutional manner, especially on weekends. “As obligatory — they explain from their surroundings — because they ask, they visit the mayors. And he always does it alone,” he said, referring to the putative clamp with Jordi Sànchez they see, from Centerm and PDEcat,brutal attack. We must not lose sight of the fact that Giroud is considered within JxCat as a potential candidate for the presidency of the Generalitat, especially now, Laura Porras He seems to have lost everything after his erratic handling of the Juvilla case.
They assert from these formations that it is JxCat that lacks a regional structure and that the popular militancy belongs to the PDEcat in local executives. They add that Sanchez and Giroud’s goal is to impress veteran advisors, those who broke ground with Artur Mas in 2011 –Igualada, Martorell, Lloret de Mar… -, in 2015 they suffered a drop in votes and in 2019 they won the minimum after the appearance of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission on the municipal stage.
ERC withdraws government delegates
On this occasion, as they head the generals for the first time, the Republicans are counting on the work Government delegates in the region And trust in giving Sorbaso To Junts in 2023. The results may be critical to the continuity of the government coalition. Puigdemont publicly criticized the dialogue strategy of Berry Aragon. It is considered a failed equation. In fact, the negotiations between the Catalan side – where JxCat is still not represented – and the government Pedro Sanchez It did not resume after the interruption of the elections in Castilla-Leon. Despite the local idiosyncrasies, it is clear that the Catalan conflict will enter the fray again. A Catalan leader explains: “If JxCat wins the Equity and Reconciliation Commission in the municipal elections, it will show its strength in the government and the Legislative Council will be severely affected.”
Mark Solsona, Mayor of Molerosa and spokesperson for the PDECat/EP . party
In fact, JxCat’s attempt to arrest PDEcat mayors dates back to October 2020, when Sànchez and Puigdemont sent a letter to the mayors that caused the PDEcat to be outraged. “We dare to ask the Waterloo and the Lledoners (Sànchez was still in prison at 1-O), and as the elected official, to help us make the Junts Project more active, stronger, and more effective so that the Junts can also help you govern better and represent your neighbors and your region in The country as a whole is more powerful. There are many people who decided in the last municipal elections to participate in various municipal projects and demanded from us – and rightly – to arrange our political space. The moment has come and we invite you to be participants,” the letter stated.
Russell and Villa
As it is known, PDECat is in a legal dispute with Puigdemont’s party over the allocation of the JxCat electoral brand. Its strength lies in the nearly 200 mayors who, to date, have remained true to the CDC’s legacy. PDECat refuses to move the block to Centerm. Despite their financial problems – they have three EREs – they stress that they don’t want to be diluted in a game, where they are also involved Llures, Convergents and the Democratic League. “Note that Many CDC people no longer subscribe to PDEcat. What happens is that the mayors won’t risk going to Centrem, but they will stay in PDEcat or they will present themselves with different brands, in the best case, since the majority will succumb to JxCat pressure,” he explains. talks Which culminated in the creation of the new party. Added to this situation is the bad moment in the relations between Chacon and the Deputy Secretary General of the PDeCAT party, Mark Solosuna.
Challenging municipal elections is risky, since it is necessary to obtain 5% of the vote to obtain municipal representation – in Parliament, 3% is required. The focus is on Barcelona, as Centerm spoke about the former president of FC Barcelona, Sandro Russell, as mayor. Sources close to the businessman assure that he does not see this offer with bad eyes, although he prefers to do it with the support of an electoral program. Villa SantiThe former director of business also appears to be a potential candidate for Centrem.
