Without revealing whether and with whom he intends to negotiate the viability of the government, Salvador Illa confirmed that the Catalan Socialist Party won the elections. This is done by electing 42 deputies in a parliament with 135 seats.
“The Catalans have decided that it is up to the peaceful council to lead this new phase,” he said at the party’s headquarters in Barcelona, amid applause from several dozen of his supporters.
Ella also highlighted this This is the first time in history that the Peace and Security Council has won votes and representatives in the Catalan autonomy elections simultaneously.He stressed on several occasions that the region “opens a new phase today.”
For Salvador Illa, one of the “many factors” explaining the victory of the Political and Social Council in Catalonia is the policy adopted by Spain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Spanish Socialist Party, Pedro Sánchez, for the region.
“The Socialists have once again become the first power. From today begins a new era in Catalonia to improve the lives of citizensExpanding rights and promoting coexistence,” Sanchez declared.
The socialist leader also wrote in Catalan: “Catalonia is ready to realize a new future and live a time of hope.”
Puigdemont is ready to form a strong government
Puigdemont declared that he was “in a position to build a strong government” and said that he would devote “the coming hours and days” to this task.
JxCat (center right) He reached 35 deputies in the Catalan ParliamentThat’s three more than in 2021, at 21.64%, when nearly 99% of the votes were counted.
The JxCAt leader criticized the possibility of forming a so-called “tripartite government” of the left – between the Socialists, who won the Catalan elections, the Catalan Reform Party, which has been in government until now, and the Communard Somar – which would have “such a government”. A fair majority.”
He considered that “this is still a bad choice for the Catalan government.”
More than regional influence, These elections can determine the stability of the national government. A victory for the Socialists, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, could herald the start of a new era after a decade of separatist governments.
With Lusa
