After a four-hour debate, Jovent Republicà, the youth wing of ERC, has decided to endorse Salvador Illa's budgets. The vote of deputy Mar Besses, who represents the organization in Parliament, was essential for the accounts to go through. The national council met this afternoon to decide the direction of their vote and, after a long debate, opted to "preserve the unitary space with Esquerra Republicana" and "maintain the direction of the parliamentary group's vote out of responsibility". However, in a statement, the organization admits that the decision implies "assuming important contradictions" and asks ERC to carry out a "profound review" of the investiture agreement and its compliance.

The data is clear: Young people are one of the most conservative groups in Catalan society.. Young people between 18 and 24 years old are the least supporters of democracy and, in addition, in this sector the rejection of immigration and feminism is growing, a phenomenon that experts link the rise of the far right on social mediaAll of this coexists with traditional avenues for activism in the youth wing of political parties, which remain a minority form of association among young people. Now, how are youth organizations dealing with the decline of more progressive positions among young people and the far-right's online guerrillas?