Esquerra devotes its efforts mainly to the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia on May 12, but it does not leave aside the European elections, which are held on June 9. For the latter, Oriol Junqueras have resorted to a media signing: TV3 meteorologist and physicist Tomàs Molina. The presenter will also accompany the republican Diana Riba, who will appear as number one for the European Parliament elections.
ERC will again present itself alongside EH Bildu and the BNG, as it did in May 2019. The second position of the candidacy is for the Abertzale Pernando Barrena, and the third is reserved for the Galician nationalist formation. For this reason, Molina, despite being listed as Esquerra's number two, will occupy fourth place on the list.
The left-wing sovereignist coalition, which is called Ara Repúbliques, won three seats with more than 1,200,000 votes five years ago, so it will have to improve the results for the meteorologist to get a seat in the European Parliament. To try this year, they have the help of Ara Més, the federation that ran with Sumar in the last general elections, and that has been added to the alliance.
At the age of 60, Molina is perhaps the most well-known meteorologist in Catalonia. Born in Badalona and graduated in Physics at the University of Barcelona, he has developed a long career of more than 35 years in Catalan television. He has presented several programs and is a regular contributor to weather information in TV3's newsrooms. He has been head of the chain's weather services since 1987.
With its incorporation, ERC points out that Ara Repúbliques "reinforces its ecological profile", since it is "an outstanding figure in the field of the fight against climate change".
It is not the first time that ERC has resorted to high-profile signings for the European elections. In those of 2019, Oriol Junqueras appeared as head of the list of Ara Repúbliques when the trial at the Supreme Court for 1-O was still being held. In this context, the republicans chose to place in number three of the list with EH Bildu and the BNG Diana Riba, partner of former councilor Raül Romeva, later convicted for her role in the process.
