The sovereignist left seeks the formula to stop the far-right in a joint meeting in Cardedeu
ERC, Comuns and the CUP and about fifty entities participate in a meeting organized by Communists
BarcelonaFaced with the rise of the far-right indicated by polls, not least the one published by ARA a few weeks ago, the left has been looking for ways to curb what demographics predict for months. And in this debate, it is once again being considered whether the left should form a common front or if it is enough for each party to seek the best strategy separately to contain the rise of Vox and Aliança Catalana. So far, Aliança Catalana has overtaken Junts and the left retains the majority in Catalonia, is the only one who has advocated for a unitary candidacy of the sovereignist left in the State. A proposal that has been rejected by the majority of the formations in this space, including his own party, Esquerra. According to what ARA has been able to learn, however, this Saturday there was a meeting in Cardedeu that brought together Esquerra, Comuns and the CUP, as well as about fifty entities, from Òmnium to unions like UGT and CCOO. In total, about 130 people. The meeting was organized by Comunistes and the Neus Català Foundation with the aim of debating the role that the left should play in the coming months.
Gabriel Rufián is the only one who has defended a unitary candidacy of the sovereignist left in the StateAt this Saturday's meeting, several members of the ERC leadership participated, headed by the two deputy general secretaries, Oriol López and Norma Pujol. Neither Oriol Junqueras nor Elisenda Alamany were present, but ERC is the party that sent the largest delegation. In fact, one of the deputy secretaries present, Laura Pelay, defends the meeting in ARA as a good space to "define joint strategies and coordination spaces". Representing the commons, the councilor in the Barcelona City Council and deputy in the Barcelona Provincial Council, Marc Serra, participated. Also the candidate for mayor for Comuns, Gerardo Pisarello. The CUP also sent a representative from the national secretariat.
The organizers want this meeting to be a first point of contact not only between the parties, but also with the social and associative fabric of the country. Besides Òmnium, the Association of Municipalities for Independence (AMI) and entities and organizations as diverse as USTEC, SOS Racisme, the Student Union of Catalonia, the Association for the Promotion of Public Transport (PTP), Barcelona Urban Research Institute (IDRA), Poble Lliure or the Sovereignty Institute also participated in the meeting.