Antoni Bassas' analysis: "Together they've liked each other and are keeping Sánchez hanging by a thread"

Today, the response everyone was waiting for from Junts to Pedro Sánchez arrived, delivered by Miriam Nogueras. Yesterday, we described Pedro Sánchez's morning interviews as those of a president "in desperation." In our pages today, David Miró writes of "self-humiliation." Indeed, it hasn't even been a month since Miriam Nogueras told Pedro Sánchez in Congress that he was a "cynic and a hypocrite," and yet yesterday Sánchez swallowed his pride and admitted that it was the Socialists who had broken the agreement with Junts. It's understandable; his term is slipping away.

Well, this morning, amidst great Spanish-Catalan media attention—because it's becoming clearer than ever that Junts holds the key to Spanish governance—Junts has responded. And what was their response? They said that what the Council of Ministers approved yesterday doesn't change Junts' situation; we're right back where we started. What they've essentially said is that for now, everything will remain the same. They should keep waiting for Sánchez to do what he did yesterday: acknowledge his mistakes, approve all the measures demanded by Junts in a single Council of Ministers meeting, and, above all, get his act together so that the major outstanding issues are resolved.

In other words, we will neither continue supporting Sánchez nor oppose him; we will vote for a motion of no confidence against Feijóo. This morning has been a welcome one. Despite the frustration of not having been able to implement the investiture agreements, Junts felt pleased this morning. Why? Because they believe that Sánchez's public retraction yesterday demonstrates Junts' consistency. A consistency in which Miriam Nogueras believes they have been left isolated.

"We are not the only ones the Spanish government fails to meet with, but we are the only ones who take action in response to these breaches. And it has been shown that this is the only way to achieve results. It has also been shown that Spanish political parties only react when they are cornered. When they realize that without the votes they won't get it approved, they can't change their position, and we are the only ones doing so, here in Catalonia and in Madrid."

Junts is a party that feels particularly attacked (its president is still in exile), believes it lacks protection from both the Catalan and Spanish media, and today it wanted to revel in Sánchez's capitulation and agreement, amidst great media attention. What more could one ask for?

If Junts hasn't asked Sánchez to call elections or announced its support for Feijóo's motion of no confidence, it means we're still in the same situation. And that means if the PSOE wants to salvage the legislature, it will have to continue striving to uphold its agreements with Junts. A party that today has faced so much criticism for "breaking with them, but nothing had really changed."

Good morning.