Junqueras's faction strikes back in Barcelona

BarcelonaThe Esquerra federation in Barcelona is preparing to open a new chapter after the rebellion that forced its leader, Creu Camacho, to resignThe party has already opened primaries to choose a new executive committee. An alternative candidacy joined the effort on Monday. to the one promoted by the current councilwoman Rosa SuriñachThis faction, which emerged from the ranks of critics of the national leadership, is led by a group of supporters of Oriol Junqueras and Elisenda Alamany, headed by Republican activists Ricard Farin and Núria Clotet, according to reports. The Newspaper and has confirmed ARA.

In a letter to the membership, the promoters of the candidacy acknowledge that the Barcelona federation has experienced an "unprecedented" situation in recent months. The leadership that emerged from the regional congress, headed by Creu Camacho, She was initially critical of Oriol Junqueras...until it took a pro-government turn towards Junqueras's policies. This led to the resignation of more than half of the leadership, including Suriñach. Now, the Farin and Clotet candidacy is calling for an end to the "family dynamics" within the Barcelona federation, a year before the municipal elections, in which Alamany will run as the lead candidate. "We will only win if we make the ERC Barcelona project a shared one among all members," they assert in the statement, which uses the slogan... A new stage to win Barcelona. The team of promoters is completed by Jordi Fernández-Cuadrench, Natàlia Garcia, Carme Balboa, and Joan Carles Canela. Officially, the ERC leadership has not commented on supporting either of the two candidacies, although sources within the party leadership do not hide their sympathy for the new group that has just stepped forward. The initiative arose after "various conversations among a large number of members" and, according to sources within the candidacy, includes people who voted for different options in the previous party congress. In any case, and in a letter to the Barcelona Republicans, Suriñach also called for overcoming "the division and mistakes of the past" through broad consensus within the federation. "To once again be the beacon of the left and the pro-independence movement, without leaving anything behind," summarized the councilor, who will present her project at a meeting this Tuesday. on-line with the party members. Suriñach made his move after Alamany was proclaimed as ERC's candidate for Barcelona in 2027. unopposed and with 72% of the votes.