Should ERC join the Barcelona government? The Junqueras candidate wants an assembly soon.

BarcelonaThe battle to take over the ERC federation in Barcelona is on full effervescence between the candidacy close to the leadership of Oriol Junqueras, headed by Eva Baró, and that of the critics led by Cruz Camacho With the vote in Congress on April 26, the struggle is intensifying with a battle that has as its starting point the debate on whether the Republicans should enter or not the government of the Barcelona City Council, after of the chaotic congress at the Orfeó Martinenc that couldn't be held due to lack of capacity. This is precisely where the official candidate of Baró, who currently presides over the federation, has a proposal: according to sources on the list, they intend to "debate in an assembly the suitability of whether it is still appropriate to enter the municipal government." Although "the scenario has changed a lot"—they have both supporters and detractors in the entry into the executive—they see some added "negative points" and "other positive ones" that need to be put on the table.

Thus, their proposal is to convene an assembly imminently, before the summer, to address this issue, on which they are not officially commenting. In any case, Baró herself was one of the defenders of the pact with the PSC, as was the secretary general of the Republicans, Elisenda Alamany, although it is an agreement from a year ago and they have not yet commented on what to do in the current context. On this point, while the critics They have proposed to recover the consultation To decide on the matter, Baró's party doesn't see it as pertinent and is committed to addressing this debate soon in an assembly and, if it receives internal approval, to convening a congress specifically for this issue.

In any case, they first intend to "talk with the municipal group," "see where things stand and from there talk to the membership," although the sources consulted recall that there is a third player, the PSC, whose position it would also adopt remains to be seen. What they are clear about is that, beyond the opinions of the national leadership, "decisions in Barcelona are made in Barcelona." In their opinion, it is necessary to evaluate "not only whether to enter or not, but also how ERC can leave a greater mark," from within or without. In fact, preparation for the 2027 electoral race is the priority of this candidacy, and hence the suitability of entering the government or not is greatly affected by this factor.

From Congress to Candidacy

The point of contention between Camacho's critical candidacy—Dignidad Republicana—and Baró's Endavant Barcelona candidacy is last year's congress to decide on the party's entry into the municipal government. The fact that it was postponed sine die It is an open wound and sources from Baró's candidacy emphasize that they do not want to take advantage of this issue, although they explain that it was said that it would be called as soon as possible, but that it should be "in a Barcelona key", while then the The Maragall poster case was uncovered by the ARA and the internal national struggle between Roviristas and Junqueristas.