Far from a dull, drab city, Girona has gained life and dynamism over the years, understanding itself as a space for shared living, learning, and wealth generation in the broadest sense of the term. We've grown from 60,000 to 110,000 inhabitants in just over 40 years, which brings with it both challenges and opportunities. From the city government, we've faced this future by working with three very clear objectives: 1) that all policy focuses on improving people's lives; 2) that Girona preserves its identity; and 3) that the future city is increasingly connected to its natural environment and its urban area.

Catalonia has become accustomed in recent years to agonising investiture debates. Until 2012 - when Artur Mas was re-elected as president of the Generalitat thanks to the votes of the ERC -, the election of the new head of the government by Parliament had been practically a formality, but since 2015 - when, faced with the refusal of the CUP, Mas himself had to take a step aside in extremis to avoid the repetition of the elections - it has become a real headache. Now, when we have not yet reached the halfway point of the campaign, the crossed vetoes between formations already anticipate that after 14-F the arithmetic can draw another demonic scenario. The threat of a deadlock already hovers over the post-electoral horizon.