Overview

• The former Catalan economy minister announced his departure in a letter stating the party’s current orientations do not align with the politics he believes the country needs.
• The move comes days after a Puigdemont–Illa meeting and a Junts leadership session in Waterloo where strategy for the legislature was under discussion.
• Giró says he will remain a Junts member for now and has informed Carles Puigdemont and party secretary general Jordi Turull of his decision.
• Long a leading pragmatic voice, he pushed for negotiated pacts, opposed Junts’ 2022 exit from the Generalitat, and urged deals after the 2023 municipal cycle.
• A seasoned business executive and ex–economy chief credited with delivering timely budgets, his exit removes a prominent pragmatist, and reporting portrays it as a setback for Junts’ centrist credibility.