Overview
- ERC’s Barcelona branch is heading into a contested leadership primary between city councillor Rosa Suriñach, backed by party critics, and Ricard Farin, aligned with Oriol Junqueras’ leadership.
- Party leaders say ERC has refreshed its municipal slate in big cities, with new names in 6 of the 10 most populous municipalities and women leading 4 of those bids, including Elisenda Alamany in Barcelona.
- Junts is stitching together the fractured post‑convergent space, with a joint list pact signed with Impulsem Lleida, another expected with Impulsem Penedès, and a near‑final deal with Convergents.
- Junts reports 45 mayoral candidates already in place and is pursuing case‑by‑case understandings with local brands, while Aliança Catalana’s recruitment drive has yielded only isolated wins such as a defection in Amposta.
- In towns where no alternative majority forms, the most‑voted list takes the mayor’s office, which is why these early candidate choices and local alliances could tilt control of councils and the supramunicipal bodies they feed.