Overview
- Jaume Giró publicly severed ties with Junts per Catalunya in coverage published Tuesday after informing party leaders by email more than fifteen days earlier that he would cancel his membership.
- Giró had already stepped back from frontline roles last year when he resigned his seat in the Parlament and left the party executive, and his return in 2024 did not include a place on Junts' smaller permanent decision‑making body.
- During his time as Catalonia's minister of Economy and Finance (May 2021–Oct 2022) and as a private‑sector executive, Giró advocated pragmatic deals, including limited pacts with the PSC and staying in the Generalitat coalition, positions that clashed with Carles Puigdemont's leadership.
- His formal departure follows other recent high‑profile exits such as Eusebi Campdepadrós, a pattern that media say reflects attrition inside Junts and a consolidation of the Puigdemont‑led strategic line.
- Given Giró's economic credentials and his role as the pact‑oriented voice in the party, his exit could shrink the space for negotiated agreements and reshape Junts' options for cooperation with other Catalan parties, a development to watch for its impact on regional governance and funding talks.