The Spanish political system means that the management of services that affect citizens in their daily lives depends almost exclusively on the autonomous communities. However, the paradox is that public debate focuses almost exclusively on the Congress of Deputies and the central government. That is, until something like the DANA storm or the breast cancer screenings occur. It is then that PP voters discover that Pedro Sánchez isn't entirely to blame.

Catalan politics, and partly Spanish politics, is in the hands of an Andalusian politician named María Jesús Montero. In the coming weeks, she is expected to present a proposal for regional financing that will determine the future of the Catalan and Spanish legislatures.