First match ball passed. The municipal budgets of the government of Mayor Jaume Collboni will not be rejected in the extraordinary Economy commission that will be held today. The councilors of ERC announced yesterday afternoon that they have just sealed an agreement with the socialists, who will vote in favor of the proposed accounts, who are satisfied with the latest additions.
Furthermore, shortly before, with less enthusiasm, more tired of the pace that the socialists gave to these negotiations, the commons announced that they will not stop the processing of these accounts today, but that if they do not enter the government in 30 days they will reject them in the vote. definitive in the plenary session on March 22. Its spokesperson, Janet Sanz, spoke of ultimatums, of last chance.
The objective of Ada Colau and her people is to sign a three-way left-wing government as soon as possible. ERC is not closed to this idea. In fact, lately his relations and conversations with the socialists are more fluid than those of the commoners. Commoners and socialists carry tensions from their times as members. But yesterday the Republicans made it clear that their support for the PSC accounts does not imply any government agreement. At least for now.
Just a week ago the mayor put back on the table the budget proposal that the opposition shot down a few months ago. In his sole appearance he stressed that his objective and commitment is for Barcelona to have new accounts this spring. “Step by step,” he said over and over again, game by game, Simeone plan. Then those from Junts and those from BComú each said on their own that they will not support any proposal that is not linked to a government pact, that presenting these accounts again is a political failure, that the PSC must stop plucking the leaves of the daisy. and decide with whom they want to share the executive. So the approval of the budgets seemed doomed to a question of trust.
But Collboni's step-by-step is more than a wild card for dribbling questions. The mayor does not feel as uncomfortable as he might seem governing with only his ten councilors. Few operate with such ease negotiating with some and with others, resorting to variable geometry, agreeing on each issue with whoever is most convenient according to the circumstances. The socialist has just gotten the Republicans to support his accounts, to give him air from the same ones who this summer were barely an inch away from setting up a government with Junts after Collboni snatched the mayor's office from Xavier Trias at the last minute . Then he got BComú and the PP to support his investiture.
This storm is leaving those from Junts somewhat out of play, since it now seems that the socialists will be able to achieve their objectives more comfortably by accelerating in the left lane. The winners of the last municipal elections have not yet indicated what they will vote for today. What happens is that, suddenly, what they do is no longer as relevant as it was a few days ago.
This was not the only agreement yesterday between PSC and ERC. Esquerra entered the government of the Baix Llobregat Regional Council, where Junts y Comuns are already present. “Despite having a majority, we want a government that is more representative of the pluralism of the region,” said socialist Antoni Poveda. “This is how an anomaly is corrected,” added Republican Eduard Suàrez.
