The Catalan Alliance boasts of being the only pro-independence party and labels other pro-independence forces as "pro-independence." The arrival of people from unionist parties or those who have professed their Spanish nationalism into the party, however, calls this into question. The most significant case is that of Jordi Rierola, the new councilor for Sílvia Orriols's party in Manlleu. Ribeiro, who replaced Roger Saborit in Tuesday's plenary session, is a well-known pro-Spanish nationalist in the town of Osona, according to several residents consulted by this newspaper, who claim he has deleted some "compromising" photographs he had on social media, such as photos of Spanish national team celebrations in his town. "He's changed his tune and now acts like an independentist, when before he was pro-Spanish, but he's always been racist and xenophobic," they assert.