Six and a half years after the 2017 secession attempt, the socialists inflicted an electoral setback on the independence parties who lost their majority in Parliament this Sunday.
The Socialist Party celebrates its victory in the Catalan elections. This is a sign that would validate Pedro Sánchez’s policy presented by the party as “pacifist” for Catalonia.
Six and a half years after the 2017 secession attempt, the socialists inflicted an electoral setback on the independence parties who lost their majority in Parliament this Sunday.
The socialist candidate Salvador Illa emerged victorious, ahead of the independence candidate Carles Puigdemont.
Jaime Coulbois, from the Department of Political Science, at the Autonomous University of Madrid, explains:
“For the first time in many years, the parties supporting the independence of Catalonia have not obtained a parliamentary majority.”
However, Salvador Illa now depends on his left-wing partners, those of the Sumar political party and the independence party Esquerra Republicana.
“At present the most likely scenario seems to be a pact between the left forces, although it depends on Esquerra’s position. But the truth is that this party will now have a fairly serious debate between those who will have a pragmatic approach and those who say that it is not acceptable to compromise with the socialists, that we must continue with the goal of independence This will probably lead to a second vote and Esquerra must decide if it is worth it. worth it.”
In exchange for his support for the government of Pedro Sánchez in Madrid, the former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, asks Salvador Illa to allow him to govern and make way for a minority independence government.
Is a new vote possible? Even if the chances are slim, the overseas vote, which has not yet been counted, could cause Salvador Illa to lose the majority of the left bloc.
Euronews reporter Jaime Velázquez details:
The negotiations on the future government of Catalonia are being closely followed here at the Congress of Deputies, in Madrid, due to the possible repercussions on the governance of Spain and the future of the government of Pedro Sánchez. But there is practically only one thing for sure… we will first have to wait for the result of the next European elections.”