"Let him govern" if there are no early parliamentary elections. This is how the first secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, responded this Saturday to the words of the president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, who has been re-elected as the Esquerra Republicana candidate for the presidency of the Generalitat in a meeting of the national council of the formation of Oriol Junqueras.
The head of the opposition in Catalonia has referred to the Catalan president's intention to exhaust the legislature and have the regional elections next year, as required, from A Coruña, where he is attending the political convention that the PSOE is holding. this weekend in the Galician city, with an eye on the elections next February in that community.
"When the elections are held, it is up to President Aragonès to decide. I ask him to govern, we have already been lost for ten years in Catalonia with the presidency of Mr. Mas, the presidency of Mr. Puigdemont, the presidency of Mr. Torra and the presidency of Mr. Aragonès" , Illa has remarked. "There is a drought and we are not sufficiently prepared, we are behind in renewables, we are behind in education and infrastructure is reaching its limit," continued the leader of the PSC, who also regretted that "not decisions are made." "That's why I say he governs," he insisted.
Although he has pointed out that in no case does he want to "delve" into the internal issues of ERC and that he is "respectful of the internal processes" of each party, Illa has stressed that he is surprised that Aragonès is named a candidate for re-election when there is still one year for the parliamentary elections. "Many people wonder if the elections have to be held in February 2025, why are they naming the candidate today," he noted. "That's a bit surprising; [...] it's not usual," he concluded.
Likewise, the head of the Catalan socialists has also indicated that his party is "focused on building an alternative and helping" and assures that it does so "with an outstretched hand, not with the intention of tripping up the Government." In that sense, Illa has contrasted her style of opposition with that seen in the Congress of Deputies and in other parliaments both in the rest of Spain and in other European countries. "We have a tone of collaboration, although we say that, from our point of view, things are not being done well," he stated.
