Overview

• He announced his departure on Thursday, days after Puigdemont’s meeting with Salvador Illa and a Junts leadership summit in Waterloo, and informed Puigdemont and Jordi Turull, who said they “respect and regret” the decision.
• In a letter, Giró argued that politics in Catalonia has become “excessively tactical,” prioritizing party interests over the country, and called his choice “serene and mature.”
• He leaves the national executive and relinquishes his seat in the Catalan Parliament, while maintaining party membership for now.
• His exit caps years of clashes with Puigdemont, including opposing Junts’ 2022 withdrawal from the ERC-led government and later vetoes that blocked his bids for key candidacies.
• Analysts say the loss weakens Junts’ pragmatic flank during sensitive strategy debates, even as Parliamentary president Josep Rull contends the party still seeks transactions and agreements.